Which super PACs did Samuel Walton fund in 2020?

Lcv Victory Fund ($1.8M), Fair Share Action ($250K), Nextgen Climate Action Committee ($200K), House Majority PAC ($125K), Independent Alaska ($100K).

Which candidates did Samuel Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $340K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $340K, won); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $133K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Samuel Walton

Individual

President, Restoration Works, LLC · Colorado

13 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Samuel Walton gave $2.4M 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, 53% ended up on the winning side ($963K won, $865K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

53%

$963K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$865K

Not spent yet

$597K

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
Lcv Victory Fund $426K not spent yet	$1.8M	$655K / $661K
Fair Share Action	$250K	$246K / $4K
Nextgen Climate Action Committee $155K not spent yet	$200K	$40K / $5K
House Majority PAC $7K not spent yet	$125K	$22K / $96K
Independent Alaska	$100K	$0 / $100K
DCCC	$65	$11 / $54

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$340K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$340K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$118K	✗ No
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$116K	✓ Yes
Dan Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$90K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$60K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$47K	✓ Yes
Al Gross	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$40K	✗ No
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$35K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$28K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Samuel Walton spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Samuel Walton gave $2.4M 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, 53% ended up on the winning side ($963K won, $865K lost).
Which super PACs did Samuel Walton fund in 2020?: Lcv Victory Fund ($1.8M), Fair Share Action ($250K), Nextgen Climate Action Committee ($200K), House Majority PAC ($125K), Independent Alaska ($100K).
Which candidates did Samuel Walton's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $340K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $340K, won); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $133K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.