Which super PACs did Stephen Chazen fund in 2020?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($550K), Senate Leadership Fund ($350K), Americans for Prosperity Action ($325K), Georgia United Victory ($325K), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($200K).

Which candidates did Stephen Chazen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Doug Collins (Georgia Senate (special), about $228K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $171K, lost); against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $151K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Stephen Chazen

Individual

Corporate Officer, Magnolia Oil & Gas · Texas

21 gifts to 11 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Stephen Chazen gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 87% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 72% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $525K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.2M

87% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

72%

$1.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$525K

Not spent yet

$358K

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
Congressional Leadership Fund $60K not spent yet	$550K	$383K / $71K
Senate Leadership Fund $99K not spent yet	$350K	$141K / $110K
Americans for Prosperity Action $21K not spent yet	$325K	$173K / $129K
Georgia United Victory $4K not spent yet	$325K	$227K / $94K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $88K not spent yet	$200K	$64K / $48K
Texans for a Conservative Majority	$150K	$150K / $0
Georgia Action Fund $39K not spent yet	$105K	$0 / $66K
Iowa Values Action $3K not spent yet	$100K	$97K / $0
Security Is Strength PAC $6K not spent yet	$100K	$89K / $5K
Senate Conservatives Action $869 not spent yet	$2K	$463 / $456
DCCC	$83	$14 / $69

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special) (primary)	Attacking	$228K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$171K	✗ No
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Attacking	$151K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$135K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$109K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$80K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$71K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$63K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$49K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$26K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Supporting	$24K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Stephen Chazen spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Stephen Chazen gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 87% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 72% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $525K lost).
Which super PACs did Stephen Chazen fund in 2020?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($550K), Senate Leadership Fund ($350K), Americans for Prosperity Action ($325K), Georgia United Victory ($325K), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($200K).
Which candidates did Stephen Chazen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Doug Collins (Georgia Senate (special), about $228K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $171K, lost); against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $151K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.