Which super PACs did Ronald Lauder fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), The Governing Majority Fund ($80K), NRSC ($36K).

Which candidates did Ronald Lauder's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.0M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $578K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $303K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ronald Lauder

Individual

Self Employed, Estée Lauder heir · New York

5 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Ronald Lauder gave $5.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($2.1M won, $1.6M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$5.1M

97% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

57%

$2.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not spent yet

$1.4M

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
Senate Leadership Fund $1.4M not spent yet	$5.0M	$2.0M / $1.6M
The Governing Majority Fund	$80K	$77K / $3K
NRSC $7K not spent yet	$36K	$17K / $12K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$578K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$303K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$246K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$215K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$199K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$191K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$183K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$156K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$152K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$100K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$89K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ronald Lauder spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Ronald Lauder gave $5.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($2.1M won, $1.6M lost).
Which super PACs did Ronald Lauder fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), The Governing Majority Fund ($80K), NRSC ($36K).
Which candidates did Ronald Lauder's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.0M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $578K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $303K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.