Which super PACs did Laura Perlmutter fund in 2020?

America First Action ($11M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Security Is Strength PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did Laura Perlmutter's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $9.8M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $207K, lost); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $204K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Laura Perlmutter

Individual

Director, Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Fndn. · Florida

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

Loser

Laura Perlmutter gave $12M 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, 6% ended up on the winning side ($623K won, $10M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$12M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$623K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$10M

Not spent yet

$1.0M

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 $702K not spent yet	$11M	$0 / $9.8M
Senate Leadership Fund $283K not spent yet	$1.0M	$402K / $316K
Security Is Strength PAC $15K not spent yet	$250K	$221K / $13K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$9.8M	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$207K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$204K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$115K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$70K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$30K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Laura Perlmutter spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Laura Perlmutter gave $12M 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, 6% ended up on the winning side ($623K won, $10M lost).
Which super PACs did Laura Perlmutter fund in 2020?: America First Action ($11M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Security Is Strength PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Laura Perlmutter's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $9.8M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $207K, lost); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $204K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.