Which super PACs did Martha Samuelson fund in 2020?

Priorities USA Action ($375K), Senate Majority PAC ($200K), New Leadership PAC ($150K), Unite the Country ($75K), DCCC ($71K).

Which candidates did Martha Samuelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $219K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $171K, won); for Joseph Kennedy (Massachusetts Senate, about $125K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Martha Samuelson

Individual

CEO, Analysis Group · Massachusetts

12 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Martha Samuelson gave $942K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 63% ended up on the winning side ($475K won, $282K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$942K

97% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

63%

$475K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$282K

Not spent yet

$185K

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
Priorities USA Action $441 not spent yet	$375K	$318K / $56K
Senate Majority PAC $23K not spent yet	$200K	$74K / $103K
New Leadership PAC	$150K	$0 / $25K
Unite the Country $9K not spent yet	$75K	$64K / $2K
DCCC	$71K	$12K / $59K
DSCC $27K not spent yet	$71K	$7K / $37K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$219K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$171K	✓ Yes
Joseph Kennedy	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Supporting	$125K	Unknown
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Edward J. Markey	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$22K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Martha Samuelson spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Martha Samuelson gave $942K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 63% ended up on the winning side ($475K won, $282K lost).
Which super PACs did Martha Samuelson fund in 2020?: Priorities USA Action ($375K), Senate Majority PAC ($200K), New Leadership PAC ($150K), Unite the Country ($75K), DCCC ($71K).
Which candidates did Martha Samuelson's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $219K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $171K, won); for Joseph Kennedy (Massachusetts Senate, about $125K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.