Which super PACs did Eric Laufer fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($665K), Lcv Victory Fund ($600K), Priorities USA Action ($400K), DSCC ($142K), Edf Action Votes ($100K).

Which candidates did Eric Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $308K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $244K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $154K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Eric Laufer

Individual

Engineer, Laufer Wind Group · New York

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

Mixed

Eric Laufer 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, 52% ended up on the winning side ($888K won, $835K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

52%

$888K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$835K

Not spent yet

$320K

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 Majority PAC $77K not spent yet	$665K	$244K / $343K
Lcv Victory Fund $146K not spent yet	$600K	$225K / $226K
Priorities USA Action $471 not spent yet	$400K	$339K / $60K
DSCC $54K not spent yet	$142K	$14K / $74K
Edf Action Votes $29K not spent yet	$100K	$42K / $25K
House Majority PAC $6K not spent yet	$100K	$17K / $77K
DCCC	$36K	$6K / $30K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$308K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$244K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$154K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$126K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$117K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$92K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$92K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$85K	✓ Yes
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$75K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$39K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$32K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$29K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Eric Laufer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Eric Laufer 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, 52% ended up on the winning side ($888K won, $835K lost).
Which super PACs did Eric Laufer fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($665K), Lcv Victory Fund ($600K), Priorities USA Action ($400K), DSCC ($142K), Edf Action Votes ($100K).
Which candidates did Eric Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $308K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $244K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $154K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.