Donor
M Jude Reyes
IndividualExecutive, Reyes Holdings LLC · Florida
8 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
M Jude Reyes gave $8.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($3.5M won, $2.8M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$8.8M
97% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
56%
$3.5M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$2.8M
Not spent yet
$2.5M
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 Leadership Fund $2.5M not spent yet | $8.8M | $3.5M / $2.8M | |
| NRCC $6 not spent yet | $140 | $118 / $11 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates M Jude Reyes's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by M Jude Reyes's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $1.8M | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $1.0M | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $524K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $422K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $374K | ✗ No |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $348K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $333K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $318K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $267K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate (primary) | Supporting | $265K | ✓ Yes |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $172K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $155K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did M Jude Reyes spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- M Jude Reyes gave $8.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 56% ended up on the winning side ($3.5M won, $2.8M lost).
- Which super PACs did M Jude Reyes fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($8.8M), NRCC ($140).
- Which candidates did M Jude Reyes's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.8M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $1.0M, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $524K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.