Which super PACs did Cynthia Simon Skjodt fund in 2020?

Ab PAC ($1.8M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($750K), Progressive Turnout Project ($500), Voter Protection Project ($450).

Which candidates did Cynthia Simon Skjodt's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Donald Trump (President, about $1.4M, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $224K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $207K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Cynthia Simon Skjodt

Individual

Chair, Samerian Foundation · Indiana

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

Winner

Cynthia Simon Skjodt gave $3.5M 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, 68% ended up on the winning side ($2.0M won, $925K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

68%

$2.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$925K

Not spent yet

$625K

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
Ab PAC $263K not spent yet	$1.8M	$1.3M / $206K
Senate Majority PAC $116K not spent yet	$1.0M	$368K / $516K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund $245K not spent yet	$750K	$304K / $202K
Progressive Turnout Project $418 not spent yet	$500	$70 / $11
Voter Protection Project $223 not spent yet	$450	$170 / $35
End Citizens United $23 not spent yet	$250	$60 / $167

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$1.4M	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$224K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$207K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$196K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$124K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$106K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$99K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
Karen Handel	Georgia 6th District	Attacking	$42K	✓ Yes
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$42K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Cynthia Simon Skjodt spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Cynthia Simon Skjodt gave $3.5M 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, 68% ended up on the winning side ($2.0M won, $925K lost).
Which super PACs did Cynthia Simon Skjodt fund in 2020?: Ab PAC ($1.8M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund ($750K), Progressive Turnout Project ($500), Voter Protection Project ($450).
Which candidates did Cynthia Simon Skjodt's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $1.4M, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $224K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $207K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.