Which super PACs did Richard Gaby fund in 2020?

Club for Growth Action ($2.3M), Moms for Safe Neighborhoods ($1.0M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($20K).

Which candidates did Richard Gaby's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $211K, won); against Abigail A. Spanberger (Virginia 7th District, about $120K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Richard Gaby

Individual

Trustee, Gaby Foundation · Georgia

7 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Richard Gaby gave $3.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 89% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 37% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.9M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.3M

89% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

37%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.9M

Not spent yet

$264K

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
Club for Growth Action $53K not spent yet	$2.3M	$1.1M / $984K
Moms for Safe Neighborhoods $52K not spent yet	$1.0M	$0 / $948K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $9K not spent yet	$20K	$6K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Wendy R. Davis	Texas 21st District	Attacking	$211K	✓ Yes
Abigail A. Spanberger	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$120K	✗ No
Kathleen Williams	Montana at-large House seat	Attacking	$103K	✓ Yes
Diane E. Mitsch Bush	Colorado 3rd District	Attacking	$86K	✓ Yes
Hiral Tipirneni	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$79K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$78K	✗ No
Christina Hale	Indiana 5th District	Attacking	$76K	✓ Yes
Byron Donalds	Florida 19th District (primary)	Supporting	$61K	✓ Yes
Carolyn Bourdeaux	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$57K	✗ No
Doug Jones	Alabama Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Richard Gaby spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Richard Gaby gave $3.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 89% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 37% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.9M lost).
Which super PACs did Richard Gaby fund in 2020?: Club for Growth Action ($2.3M), Moms for Safe Neighborhoods ($1.0M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($20K).
Which candidates did Richard Gaby's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $211K, won); against Abigail A. Spanberger (Virginia 7th District, about $120K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.