Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2020?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), 1820 PAC ($200K), Georgia United Victory ($128K), Security Is Strength PAC ($110K).

Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $213K, lost); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $164K, won); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $116K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Charles Johnson

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

795 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Charles Johnson gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $620K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

94% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

71%

$1.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$620K

Not spent yet

$513K

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
Congressional Leadership Fund $109K not spent yet	$1.0M	$697K / $129K
Senate Leadership Fund $283K not spent yet	$1.0M	$402K / $316K
1820 PAC $21K not spent yet	$200K	$160K / $19K
Georgia United Victory $1K not spent yet	$128K	$89K / $37K
Security Is Strength PAC $7K not spent yet	$110K	$97K / $6K
Preserve America PAC $2K not spent yet	$100K	$0 / $98K
Texans for a Conservative Majority	$25K	$25K / $0
Republican National Committee $12K not spent yet	$12K	$0 / $392
NRCC $467 not spent yet	$10K	$9K / $762
Senate Conservatives Action $4K not spent yet	$10K	$2K / $2K
NRSC $2K not spent yet	$8K	$4K / $3K
Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC $3K not spent yet	$5K	$1K / $959
Senate Conservatives Fund	$5K	$2K / $2K
DSCC $1K not spent yet	$3K	$339 / $2K
DCCC	$3K	$490 / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$213K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$164K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$116K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$112K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$98K	✗ No
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special) (primary)	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Supporting	$47K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$41K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Charles Johnson spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Charles Johnson gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $620K lost).
Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2020?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), 1820 PAC ($200K), Georgia United Victory ($128K), Security Is Strength PAC ($110K).
Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $213K, lost); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $164K, won); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $116K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.