Which super PACs did Jeff Yass fund in 2020?

Club for Growth Action ($22M), Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($8.6M), Security Is Strength PAC ($50K), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($30K).

Which candidates did Jeff Yass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $3.4M, lost); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $2.0M, won); against Kay Granger (Texas 12th District, about $1.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jeff Yass

Individual

Managing Director, Susquehanna International Group · Pennsylvania

20 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Jeff Yass gave $30M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 84% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 50% ended up on the winning side ($12M won, $12M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$30M

84% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

50%

$12M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$12M

Not spent yet

$5.6M

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
Club for Growth Action $502K not spent yet	$22M	$10M / $9.3M
Protect Freedom Political Action Committee $1.5M not spent yet	$8.6M	$1.9M / $3.1M
Security Is Strength PAC $3K not spent yet	$50K	$44K / $3K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $13K not spent yet	$30K	$10K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$3.4M	✗ No
Wendy R. Davis	Texas 21st District	Attacking	$2.0M	✓ Yes
Kay Granger	Texas 12th District (primary)	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Manny Sethi	Tennessee Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.2M	Unknown
Abigail A. Spanberger	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Kathleen Williams	Montana at-large House seat	Attacking	$969K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$844K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$844K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$833K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$832K	✗ No
Diane E. Mitsch Bush	Colorado 3rd District	Attacking	$814K	✓ Yes
Hiral Tipirneni	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$748K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jeff Yass spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Jeff Yass gave $30M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 84% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 50% ended up on the winning side ($12M won, $12M lost).
Which super PACs did Jeff Yass fund in 2020?: Club for Growth Action ($22M), Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($8.6M), Security Is Strength PAC ($50K), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($30K).
Which candidates did Jeff Yass's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $3.4M, lost); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $2.0M, won); against Kay Granger (Texas 12th District, about $1.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.