Which super PACs did Geoffrey Palmer fund in 2020?

America First Action ($6.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($400K), NRSC ($34K).

Which candidates did Geoffrey Palmer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $5.6M, lost); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $16K, won); against Sri Preston Kulkarni (Texas 22nd District, about $14K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Geoffrey Palmer

Individual

Real Estate Development, G. H. Palmer Associates · California

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

Loser

Geoffrey Palmer gave $6.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 5% ended up on the winning side ($295K won, $5.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$6.4M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$295K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$5.7M

Not spent yet

$478K

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
America First Action $401K not spent yet	$6.0M	$0 / $5.6M
Congressional Leadership Fund $44K not spent yet	$400K	$279K / $52K
NRSC $7K not spent yet	$34K	$16K / $11K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$5.6M	✗ No
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Sri Preston Kulkarni	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Carolyn Bordeaux	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$12K	Unknown
Christy Smith	California 25th District	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Xochitl Torres Small	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Collin C. Peterson	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Kendra S. Horn	Oklahoma 5th District	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Candace Valenzuela	Texas 24th District	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Jackie Gordon	New York 2nd District	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Joe Cunningham	South Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Geoffrey Palmer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Geoffrey Palmer gave $6.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 5% ended up on the winning side ($295K won, $5.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Geoffrey Palmer fund in 2020?: America First Action ($6.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($400K), NRSC ($34K).
Which candidates did Geoffrey Palmer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $5.6M, lost); against Anthony J. Brindisi (New York 22nd District, about $16K, won); against Sri Preston Kulkarni (Texas 22nd District, about $14K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.