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Robert Granieri

Individual

Manager, Jane Street · New York

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

Winner

Robert Granieri gave $990K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 50% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 82% ended up on the winning side ($692K won, $151K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$990K

50% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

82%

$692K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$151K

Not spent yet

$147K

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
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc$225K
$225K / $0
Unite the Country

$25K not spent yet

$200K
$171K / $5K
1820 PAC

$18K not spent yet

$175K
$140K / $16K
Senate Leadership Fund

$42K not spent yet

$150K
$60K / $47K
Wfw Action Fund Inc

$25K not spent yet

$100K
$43K / $25K
Club for Growth Action

$2K not spent yet

$75K
$36K / $32K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.

$22K not spent yet

$50K
$16K / $12K
Better Future Mi Fund

$1K not spent yet

$15K
$0 / $14K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Robert Granieri's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Robert Granieri's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$312K✓ Yes
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$121K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$88K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine Senate (primary)Supporting$41K✓ Yes
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$32K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa Senate (primary)Supporting$20K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$20K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Supporting$19K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$17K✓ Yes
Greg MurphyNorth Carolina 3rd DistrictAttacking$13K✗ No
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Attacking$12K✗ No
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$10K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Granieri spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Robert Granieri gave $990K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 50% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 82% ended up on the winning side ($692K won, $151K lost).
Which super PACs did Robert Granieri fund in 2020?
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($225K), Unite the Country ($200K), 1820 PAC ($175K), Senate Leadership Fund ($150K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($100K).
Which candidates did Robert Granieri's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $312K, won); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $121K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $88K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.