Donor
Tom Steyer
IndividualFounder, Investor · California
23 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Tom Steyer gave $52M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). 90% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $1.3M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$52M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
90%
$11M
Spent on the losing side
$1.3M
Not spent yet
$39M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nextgen Climate Action Committee No outside spending reported yet | $49M | $9.9M / $1.3M | |
| For Our Future No outside spending reported yet | $2.5M | $1.3M / $6K | |
| DSCC No outside spending reported yet | $36K | $3K / $19K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Tom Steyer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Tom Steyer's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $10M | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $768K | ✗ No |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $366K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $354K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $349K | ✗ No |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $231K | ✓ Yes |
| Al Gross | Alaska Senate | Supporting | $177K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $42K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $42K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $37K | ✓ Yes |
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Supporting | $10K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $7K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Tom Steyer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Tom Steyer gave $52M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). 90% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $1.3M lost).
- Which super PACs did Tom Steyer fund in 2020?
- Nextgen Climate Action Committee ($49M), For Our Future ($2.5M), DSCC ($36K).
- Which candidates did Tom Steyer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $10M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $768K, lost); for Theresa Greenfield (Iowa Senate, about $366K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.