Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2020?

Lmg PAC ($1.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($900K), Priorities USA Action ($500K), Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($500K), Ab PAC ($150K).

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

against Donald Trump (President, about $578K, won); against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $572K, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $530K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Pritzker

Individual

President, Geolo Capital · California

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

Mixed

John 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, 51% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $1.4M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

51%

$1.4M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

Not spent yet

$979K

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
Lmg PAC $829K not spent yet	$1.5M	$0 / $671K
Senate Majority PAC $104K not spent yet	$900K	$331K / $465K
Priorities USA Action $589 not spent yet	$500K	$424K / $75K
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc	$500K	$500K / $0
Ab PAC $23K not spent yet	$150K	$110K / $18K
Independent Alaska	$100K	$0 / $100K
The Lincoln Project $9K not spent yet	$100K	$67K / $24K
DSCC $13K not spent yet	$36K	$3K / $19K
Save America Fund	$5K	$544 / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$578K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$572K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$530K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$137K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$125K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$121K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$119K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$118K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$109K	✗ No
Dan Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$67K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$63K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$62K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Pritzker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: John 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, 51% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $1.4M lost).
Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2020?: Lmg PAC ($1.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($900K), Priorities USA Action ($500K), Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($500K), Ab PAC ($150K).
Which candidates did John Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $578K, won); against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $572K, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $530K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.