Donor
Donald Sussman
IndividualPresident, Paloma Partners · New York
10 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Donald Sussman gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 66% ended up on the winning side ($8.5M won, $4.4M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$13M
98% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
66%
$8.5M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$4.4M
Not spent yet
$210K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priorities USA Action $9K not spent yet | $8.0M | $6.8M / $1.2M | |
| Women Vote! | $4.1M | $1.0M / $3.0M | |
| Pacronym $124K not spent yet | $1.0M | $682K / $194K | |
| DCCC | $36K | $6K / $30K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Donald Sussman's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Donald Sussman's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $4.2M | ✓ Yes |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $4.2M | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $644K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $449K | ✗ No |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $438K | ✗ No |
| Roger Marshall | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $298K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $187K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $151K | ✓ Yes |
| Mary Hegar | Texas Senate | Supporting | $147K | ✗ No |
| John Cornyn | Texas Senate | Attacking | $112K | ✗ No |
| Yvette Herrell | New Mexico 2nd District (primary) | Attacking | $106K | ✗ No |
| Michael Franken | Iowa Senate (primary) | Attacking | $102K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Donald Sussman spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Donald Sussman gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 66% ended up on the winning side ($8.5M won, $4.4M lost).
- Which super PACs did Donald Sussman fund in 2020?
- Priorities USA Action ($8.0M), Women Vote! ($4.1M), Pacronym ($1.0M), DCCC ($36K).
- Which candidates did Donald Sussman's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Donald Trump (President, about $4.2M, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $4.2M, won); against Susan Margaret Collins (Maine Senate, about $644K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.