Which super PACs did Michael Sonnenfeldt fund in 2020?

Ab PAC ($400K), Senate Majority PAC ($350K), Lcv Victory Fund ($100K), Priorities USA Action ($100K), DSCC ($71K).

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

against Donald Trump (President, about $395K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $66K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $65K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Sonnenfeldt

Individual

Investor, Self-Employed · New York

33 gifts to 14 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Michael Sonnenfeldt gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 58% ended up on the winning side ($627K won, $462K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

58%

$627K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$462K

Not spent yet

$193K

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 $60K not spent yet	$400K	$293K / $47K
Senate Majority PAC $41K not spent yet	$350K	$129K / $181K
Lcv Victory Fund $24K not spent yet	$100K	$37K / $38K
Priorities USA Action $118 not spent yet	$100K	$85K / $15K
DSCC $27K not spent yet	$71K	$7K / $37K
The Lincoln Project $6K not spent yet	$65K	$43K / $16K
House Majority PAC $3K not spent yet	$50K	$9K / $38K
DCCC	$36K	$6K / $30K
Lmg PAC $17K not spent yet	$30K	$0 / $13K
Dmfi PAC	$25K	$13K / $8K
Ditch Fund	$23K	$2K / $21K
314 Action Fund $6K not spent yet	$18K	$2K / $9K
Save America Fund	$10K	$1K / $9K
Congressional Black Caucus PAC $4K not spent yet	$5K	$443 / $817

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$395K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$66K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$65K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$61K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$58K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Mitch McConnell	Kentucky Senate	Attacking	$22K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Sonnenfeldt spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Michael Sonnenfeldt gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 58% ended up on the winning side ($627K won, $462K lost).
Which super PACs did Michael Sonnenfeldt fund in 2020?: Ab PAC ($400K), Senate Majority PAC ($350K), Lcv Victory Fund ($100K), Priorities USA Action ($100K), DSCC ($71K).
Which candidates did Michael Sonnenfeldt's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $395K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $66K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $65K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.