Which super PACs did Connie Ballmer fund in 2020?

Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($7.0M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Unite the Country ($500K), DCCC ($35K).

Which candidates did Connie Ballmer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $1.3M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $1.2M, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $863K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Connie Ballmer

Individual

Co-Founder and CEO, Ballmer Group (Microsoft fortune) · Washington

4 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Connie Ballmer gave $8.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($3.4M won, $2.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

56%

$3.4M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.7M

Not spent yet

$2.4M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $2.3M not spent yet	$7.0M	$2.8M / $1.9M
House Majority PAC $58K not spent yet	$1.0M	$173K / $766K
Unite the Country $61K not spent yet	$500K	$427K / $12K
DCCC	$35K	$6K / $29K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Connie Ballmer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Connie Ballmer's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$863K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$608K	✗ No
Karen Handel	Georgia 6th District	Attacking	$403K	✓ Yes
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$202K	✗ No
Beth Van Duyne	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$195K	✗ No
Rich McCormick	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$160K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$109K	✓ Yes
Tony Gonzales	Texas 23rd District	Attacking	$67K	✗ No
Wesley Hunt	Texas 7th District	Attacking	$54K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$51K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Connie Ballmer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Connie Ballmer gave $8.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($3.4M won, $2.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Connie Ballmer fund in 2020?: Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($7.0M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Unite the Country ($500K), DCCC ($35K).
Which candidates did Connie Ballmer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $1.3M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $1.2M, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $863K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.