Which super PACs did JB Pritzker fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.3M), Priorities USA Action ($1.5M).

Which candidates did JB Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $676K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $623K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $333K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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JB Pritzker

Individual

Managing Partner, Governor of Illinois / Hyatt heir · Illinois

4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

JB Pritzker gave $3.8M 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, 60% ended up on the winning side ($2.1M won, $1.4M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

60%

$2.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

Not spent yet

$263K

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $261K not spent yet	$2.3M		$830K / $1.2M
Priorities USA Action $2K not spent yet	$1.5M		$1.3M / $226K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$676K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$623K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$333K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$299K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$294K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$272K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$268K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$157K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$145K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$97K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$75K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$68K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did JB Pritzker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: JB Pritzker gave $3.8M 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, 60% ended up on the winning side ($2.1M won, $1.4M lost).
Which super PACs did JB Pritzker fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.3M), Priorities USA Action ($1.5M).
Which candidates did JB Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $676K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $623K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $333K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.