Which super PACs did Marsha Laufer fund in 2020?

Ab PAC ($1.9M), Priorities USA Action ($1.2M), House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Senate Majority PAC ($800K), Women Vote! ($650K).

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

against Donald Trump (President, about $2.0M, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $640K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $209K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Marsha Laufer

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

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

Mixed

Marsha Laufer gave $6.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 58% ended up on the winning side ($3.2M won, $2.3M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$6.1M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

58%

$3.2M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.3M

Not spent yet

$628K

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
Ab PAC $282K not spent yet	$1.9M	$1.4M / $221K
Priorities USA Action $1K not spent yet	$1.2M	$1.0M / $181K
House Majority PAC $63K not spent yet	$1.1M	$190K / $843K
Senate Majority PAC $93K not spent yet	$800K	$294K / $413K
Women Vote!	$650K	$161K / $477K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $82K not spent yet	$250K	$101K / $67K
Planned Parenthood Votes $55K not spent yet	$100K	$31K / $15K
DSCC $27K not spent yet	$71K	$7K / $37K
314 Action Fund $9K not spent yet	$25K	$3K / $13K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$2.0M	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$640K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$209K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$191K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$191K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$178K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$135K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$106K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$74K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$61K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$56K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marsha Laufer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Marsha Laufer gave $6.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 58% ended up on the winning side ($3.2M won, $2.3M lost).
Which super PACs did Marsha Laufer fund in 2020?: Ab PAC ($1.9M), Priorities USA Action ($1.2M), House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Senate Majority PAC ($800K), Women Vote! ($650K).
Which candidates did Marsha Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $2.0M, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $640K, won); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $209K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.