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Marcia Grand

Individual

Retired · California

10 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Marcia Grand gave $1.4M 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, 81% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $257K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

81%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$257K

Not spent yet

$68K

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Americans for Decency and Democracy$788K
$736K / $51K
Senate Majority PAC

$41K not spent yet

$350K
$129K / $181K
Really American PAC$150K
$148K / $2K
Unite the Country

$12K not spent yet

$100K
$85K / $2K
DSCC

$13K not spent yet

$36K
$3K / $19K
Moveon.Org Political Action

$1K not spent yet

$5K
$3K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Marcia Grand's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marcia Grand's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$435K✓ Yes
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateSupporting$335K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$110K✓ Yes
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$91K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$64K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$52K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$52K✗ No
John JamesMichigan Senate (primary)Attacking$46K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$43K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$27K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateSupporting$27K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$22K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marcia Grand spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Marcia Grand gave $1.4M 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, 81% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $257K lost).
Which super PACs did Marcia Grand fund in 2020?
Americans for Decency and Democracy ($788K), Senate Majority PAC ($350K), Really American PAC ($150K), Unite the Country ($100K), DSCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Marcia Grand's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $435K, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $335K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $110K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.