Which super PACs did Reid Hoffman fund in 2020?

Hoffman ($4.5M), Unite the Country ($1.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Ab PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did Reid Hoffman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $4.6M, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $2.1M, won); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $172K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Reid Hoffman

Individual

Venture Capital, LinkedIn co-founder / Greylock · California

11 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Reid Hoffman gave $8.6M 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, 89% ended up on the winning side ($7.2M won, $914K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

89%

$7.2M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$914K

Not spent yet

$486K

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
Hoffman	$4.5M	$4.5M / $0
Unite the Country $184K not spent yet	$1.5M	$1.3M / $36K
Senate Majority PAC $116K not spent yet	$1.0M	$368K / $516K
Ab PAC $150K not spent yet	$1.0M	$732K / $118K
House Majority PAC $14K not spent yet	$250K	$43K / $192K
Black PAC	$250K	$231K / $19K
DSCC $13K not spent yet	$36K	$3K / $19K
Our Future United $6K not spent yet	$25K	$4K / $13K
Meidastouch	$12K	$11K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$4.6M	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$2.1M	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$172K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$143K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$137K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$107K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$69K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$59K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$45K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$39K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Reid Hoffman spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Reid Hoffman gave $8.6M 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, 89% ended up on the winning side ($7.2M won, $914K lost).
Which super PACs did Reid Hoffman fund in 2020?: Hoffman ($4.5M), Unite the Country ($1.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Ab PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Reid Hoffman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $4.6M, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $2.1M, won); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $172K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.