Which super PACs did Joan Klein Jacobs fund in 2020?

Forward California ($1.5M), House Majority PAC ($260K), Ab PAC ($200K), Priorities USA Action ($50K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($585).

Which candidates did Joan Klein Jacobs's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Sara Jacobs (California 53rd District, about $1.0M, won); against Georgette Gomez (California 53rd District, about $352K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $171K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Joan Klein Jacobs

Individual

Retired, Genentech · California

16 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Joan Klein Jacobs gave $2.0M 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, 84% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $231K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

84%

$1.2M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$231K

Not spent yet

$537K

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
Forward California $139K not spent yet	$1.5M	$1.0M / $0
House Majority PAC $15K not spent yet	$260K	$45K / $199K
Ab PAC $30K not spent yet	$200K	$146K / $24K
Priorities USA Action $59 not spent yet	$50K	$42K / $8K
Moveon.Org Political Action $143 not spent yet	$585	$313 / $127
DSCC $65 not spent yet	$170	$17 / $89
DCCC	$75	$13 / $62

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sara Jacobs	California 53rd District (primary)	Supporting	$1.0M	✓ Yes
Georgette Gomez	California 53rd District	Attacking	$352K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$171K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$8K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Joan Klein Jacobs spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Joan Klein Jacobs gave $2.0M 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, 84% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $231K lost).
Which super PACs did Joan Klein Jacobs fund in 2020?: Forward California ($1.5M), House Majority PAC ($260K), Ab PAC ($200K), Priorities USA Action ($50K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($585).
Which candidates did Joan Klein Jacobs's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Sara Jacobs (California 53rd District, about $1.0M, won); against Georgette Gomez (California 53rd District, about $352K, unknown); against Donald Trump (President, about $171K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.