Which super PACs did Fred Eychaner fund in 2020?

House Majority PAC ($9.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($5.0M), Votevets ($250K), DSCC ($69K), DCCC ($36K).

Which candidates did Fred Eychaner's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $683K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $665K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $662K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Fred Eychaner

Individual

President, Newsweb Corporation · Illinois

8 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Fred Eychaner gave $14M 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, 27% ended up on the winning side ($3.5M won, $9.6M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

27%

$3.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$9.6M

Not spent yet

$1.2M

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
House Majority PAC $518K not spent yet	$9.0M	$1.6M / $6.9M
Senate Majority PAC $579K not spent yet	$5.0M	$1.8M / $2.6M
Votevets $41K not spent yet	$250K	$114K / $64K
DSCC $26K not spent yet	$69K	$7K / $36K
DCCC	$36K	$6K / $30K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$683K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$665K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$662K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$640K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$540K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$455K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$333K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$325K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$289K	✓ Yes
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$288K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$285K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$271K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Fred Eychaner spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Fred Eychaner gave $14M 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, 27% ended up on the winning side ($3.5M won, $9.6M lost).
Which super PACs did Fred Eychaner fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($9.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($5.0M), Votevets ($250K), DSCC ($69K), DCCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Fred Eychaner's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $683K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $665K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $662K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.