Donor
Gordon Getty
IndividualInvestor/Philanthropist, Self-Employed · California
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Gordon Getty gave $1.0M 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, 73% ended up on the winning side ($667K won, $241K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
73%
$667K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$241K
Not spent yet
$92K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Lincoln Project $92K not spent yet | $1.0M | $667K / $241K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Gordon Getty's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Gordon Getty's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $617K | ✗ No |
| Al Gross | Alaska Senate | Supporting | $52K | ✗ No |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Supporting | $50K | ✗ No |
| Lindsey Graham | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $44K | ✗ No |
| Joe Biden | President (primary) | Supporting | $40K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $31K | ✗ No |
| Dan Sullivan | Alaska Senate | Attacking | $28K | ✗ No |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $10K | ✓ Yes |
| Mitch McConnell | Kentucky Senate | Attacking | $9K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $6K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $4K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $4K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Gordon Getty spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Gordon Getty gave $1.0M 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, 73% ended up on the winning side ($667K won, $241K lost).
- Which super PACs did Gordon Getty fund in 2020?
- The Lincoln Project ($1.0M).
- Which candidates did Gordon Getty's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Donald Trump (President, about $617K, lost); for Al Gross (Alaska Senate, about $52K, lost); for Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $50K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.