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Geoffrey Gund

Individual

Retired · New York

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

Winner

Geoffrey Gund gave $1.3M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($865K won, $253K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$865K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$253K

Not spent yet

$161K

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
Pacronym

$155K not spent yet

$1.3M
$852K / $243K
Senate Majority PAC

$1K not spent yet

$10K
$4K / $5K
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$2K not spent yet

$10K
$7K / $830
DSCC

$2K not spent yet

$7K
$638 / $3K
Moveon.Org Political Action

$491 not spent yet

$2K
$1K / $435

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Geoffrey Gund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Geoffrey Gund's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$762K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$338K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$3K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$2K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$1K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$1K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$1K✗ No
John JamesMichigan Senate (primary)Attacking$1K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$919✓ Yes
John CornynTexas SenateAttacking$719✗ No
Gary PetersMichigan SenateSupporting$504✓ Yes
Elissa SlotkinMichigan 8th DistrictSupporting$494✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Geoffrey Gund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Geoffrey Gund gave $1.3M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($865K won, $253K lost).
Which super PACs did Geoffrey Gund fund in 2020?
Pacronym ($1.3M), Senate Majority PAC ($10K), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($10K), DSCC ($7K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($2K).
Which candidates did Geoffrey Gund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $762K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $338K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $3K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.