Which super PACs did Paul Singer fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($6.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($1.3M), Esafund ($1.3M), American Patriots PAC ($550K).

Which candidates did Paul Singer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.4M, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $758K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $747K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Paul Singer

Individual

President, Elliott Management · Massachusetts

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

Mixed

Paul Singer gave $14M 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, 58% ended up on the winning side ($6.1M won, $4.5M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

97% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

58%

$6.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4.5M

Not spent yet

$3.8M

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
Senate Leadership Fund $1.8M not spent yet	$6.5M	$2.6M / $2.1M
Congressional Leadership Fund $327K not spent yet	$3.0M	$2.1M / $387K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $309K not spent yet	$1.3M	$543K / $316K
Esafund $426K not spent yet	$1.3M	$158K / $666K
American Patriots PAC $137K not spent yet	$550K	$71K / $189K
Better Future Mi Fund $42K not spent yet	$500K	$0 / $458K
National Victory Action Fund $138K not spent yet	$300K	$4K / $158K
Americans for Tomorrow's Future $52K not spent yet	$275K	$0 / $223K
1820 PAC $26K not spent yet	$250K	$200K / $23K
Priorities for Iowa Political Fund $43K not spent yet	$250K	$204K / $3K
The Governing Majority Fund	$200K	$193K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$758K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$747K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$453K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$389K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$383K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$364K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$362K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$274K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$271K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$258K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$247K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Paul Singer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Paul Singer gave $14M 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, 58% ended up on the winning side ($6.1M won, $4.5M lost).
Which super PACs did Paul Singer fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($6.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.0M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($1.3M), Esafund ($1.3M), American Patriots PAC ($550K).
Which candidates did Paul Singer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.4M, lost); against Gary Peters (Michigan Senate, about $758K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $747K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.