Which super PACs did Anita Bekenstein fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.8M), Lcv Victory Fund ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($950K), Edf Action Votes ($750K), Priorities USA Action ($500K).

Which candidates did Anita Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $599K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $571K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $309K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Anita Bekenstein

Individual

Retired, Self-Employed · Massachusetts

19 gifts to 10 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Anita Bekenstein gave $5.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 49% ended up on the winning side ($2.2M won, $2.3M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$5.6M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

49%

$2.2M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.3M

Not spent yet

$1.1M

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
Senate Majority PAC $203K not spent yet	$1.8M	$643K / $904K
Lcv Victory Fund $243K not spent yet	$1.0M	$374K / $377K
House Majority PAC $55K not spent yet	$950K	$164K / $728K
Edf Action Votes $214K not spent yet	$750K	$316K / $184K
Priorities USA Action $589 not spent yet	$500K	$424K / $75K
Unite the Country $31K not spent yet	$250K	$213K / $6K
Nextgen Climate Action Committee $194K not spent yet	$250K	$50K / $6K
DSCC $27K not spent yet	$71K	$7K / $37K
Votevets $8K not spent yet	$50K	$23K / $13K
New Leadership PAC	$50K	$0 / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$599K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$571K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$309K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$279K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$266K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$238K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$222K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$215K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$191K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$85K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$65K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$62K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Anita Bekenstein spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Anita Bekenstein gave $5.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 49% ended up on the winning side ($2.2M won, $2.3M lost).
Which super PACs did Anita Bekenstein fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.8M), Lcv Victory Fund ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($950K), Edf Action Votes ($750K), Priorities USA Action ($500K).
Which candidates did Anita Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $599K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $571K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $309K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.