Donor
Nishad Singh
IndividualDirector of Engineering, Alameda Research LLC · California
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Nishad Singh gave $1.0M 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, 89% ended up on the winning side ($688K won, $83K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
89%
$688K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$83K
Not spent yet
$229K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Forward (FF PAC) $229K not spent yet | $1.0M | $688K / $83K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Nishad Singh's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Nishad Singh's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $409K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $279K | ✓ Yes |
| Mary Hegar | Texas Senate | Supporting | $37K | ✗ No |
| John Cornyn | Texas Senate | Attacking | $37K | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $5K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $4K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Nishad Singh spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Nishad Singh gave $1.0M 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, 89% ended up on the winning side ($688K won, $83K lost).
- Which super PACs did Nishad Singh fund in 2020?
- Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M).
- Which candidates did Nishad Singh's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $409K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $279K, won); for Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $37K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.