Which super PACs did Michael Smith fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Security Is Strength PAC ($125K), 1820 PAC ($100K), DSCC ($91K), Georgia Action Fund ($74K).

Which candidates did Michael Smith's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $461K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $233K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $162K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Smith

Individual

Consultant, Kaitar Resources · Colorado

1176 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Michael Smith gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 92% 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 ($1.1M won, $803K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

92% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

58%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$803K

Not spent yet

$692K

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 $566K not spent yet	$2.0M	$803K / $631K
Security Is Strength PAC $8K not spent yet	$125K	$111K / $7K
1820 PAC $11K not spent yet	$100K	$80K / $9K
DSCC $34K not spent yet	$91K	$9K / $47K
Georgia Action Fund $28K not spent yet	$74K	$0 / $47K
Texans for a Conservative Majority	$74K	$74K / $0
DCCC	$41K	$7K / $34K
Republican National Committee $31K not spent yet	$33K	$0 / $1K
NRSC $6K not spent yet	$32K	$15K / $11K
Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC $827 not spent yet	$10K	$7K / $2K
NRCC $433 not spent yet	$9K	$8K / $706
Senate Majority PAC $855 not spent yet	$7K	$3K / $4K
Dmfi PAC	$5K	$3K / $2K
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund	$2K	$347 / $2K
The Lincoln Project $188 not spent yet	$2K	$1K / $494

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$461K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$233K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$162K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$131K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$123K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$101K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$87K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$77K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$74K	✗ No
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$61K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$41K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Smith spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Michael Smith gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 92% 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 ($1.1M won, $803K lost).
Which super PACs did Michael Smith fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Security Is Strength PAC ($125K), 1820 PAC ($100K), DSCC ($91K), Georgia Action Fund ($74K).
Which candidates did Michael Smith's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $461K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $233K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $162K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.