Which super PACs did Henry Laufer fund in 2020?

House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Ab PAC ($625K), Priorities USA Action ($500K), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($250K).

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

against Donald Trump (President, about $735K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $241K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $180K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Henry Laufer

Individual

Retired, Renaissance Technologies · Florida

8 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Henry Laufer gave $3.5M 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, 49% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $1.6M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

49%

$1.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not spent yet

$372K

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
House Majority PAC $63K not spent yet	$1.1M	$190K / $843K
Senate Majority PAC $116K not spent yet	$1.0M	$368K / $516K
Ab PAC $94K not spent yet	$625K	$457K / $74K
Priorities USA Action $589 not spent yet	$500K	$424K / $75K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $82K not spent yet	$250K	$101K / $67K
DSCC $13K not spent yet	$36K	$3K / $19K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$735K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$241K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$180K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$159K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$152K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$117K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$69K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$68K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$40K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Henry Laufer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Henry Laufer gave $3.5M 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, 49% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $1.6M lost).
Which super PACs did Henry Laufer fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Ab PAC ($625K), Priorities USA Action ($500K), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($250K).
Which candidates did Henry Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $735K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $241K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $180K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.