Which super PACs did Karla Jurvetson fund in 2020?

Persist PAC ($15M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.5M), Unite the Country ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($570K), Black PAC ($110K).

Which candidates did Karla Jurvetson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Elizabeth Warren (President, about $14M, unknown); for Joe Biden (President, about $1.9M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $748K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Karla Jurvetson

Individual

Physician, Self Employed · California

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

Winner

Karla Jurvetson gave $19M 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 ($2.8M won, $819K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$19M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$2.8M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$819K

Not spent yet

$15M

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
Persist PAC $157K not spent yet	$15M	$0 / $0
Future Forward (FF PAC) $572K not spent yet	$2.5M	$1.7M / $208K
Unite the Country $123K not spent yet	$1.0M	$853K / $24K
House Majority PAC $33K not spent yet	$570K	$99K / $437K
Black PAC	$110K	$102K / $8K
Montana Hunters and Anglers Leadership Fund $5K not spent yet	$100K	$0 / $95K
DSCC $27K not spent yet	$71K	$7K / $37K
The Lincoln Project $1K not spent yet	$11K	$7K / $3K
Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC $5K not spent yet	$10K	$5K / $0
Ditch Fund	$6K	$525 / $5K
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC $764 not spent yet	$5K	$2K / $2K
Voter Protection Project $1K not spent yet	$3K	$942 / $196

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Elizabeth Warren	President (primary)	Supporting	$14M	Unknown
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$1.9M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$748K	✓ Yes
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Supporting	$93K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$93K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$53K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$52K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$20K	✓ Yes
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$18K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Karla Jurvetson spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Karla Jurvetson gave $19M 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 ($2.8M won, $819K lost).
Which super PACs did Karla Jurvetson fund in 2020?: Persist PAC ($15M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.5M), Unite the Country ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($570K), Black PAC ($110K).
Which candidates did Karla Jurvetson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Elizabeth Warren (President, about $14M, unknown); for Joe Biden (President, about $1.9M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $748K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.