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John Pritzker

Individual

President, Geolo Capital · California

11 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

John Pritzker gave $3.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 57% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $933K lost). $35 had no matched result and is excluded.

$3.8M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Democrats

57%

Winning share of scored dollars

$2.2M scored (58% of gifts)

$933K

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $35 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Lmg PAC

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.5M
$0 / $409K
Senate Majority PAC

$345K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$900K
$231K / $324K
Priorities USA Action

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$420K / $75K
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$475K / $0
Ab PAC

$44K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150K
$91K / $15K
Independent Alaska

$16K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$0 / $84K
The Lincoln Project

$44K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$41K / $15K
DSCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $9K
Save America Fund

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$364 / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates John Pritzker's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by John Pritzker's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$502K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$486K✓ Yes
Lindsey GrahamSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$318K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$97K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$85K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$83K✓ Yes
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateSupporting$73K✗ No
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$72K✗ No
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$70K✓ Yes
Dan SullivanAlaska SenateAttacking$56K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$46K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$41K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Pritzker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
John Pritzker gave $3.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 57% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $933K lost). $35 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2020?
Lmg PAC ($1.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($900K), Priorities USA Action ($500K), Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($500K), Ab PAC ($150K).
Which candidates did John Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $502K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $486K, won); against Lindsey Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $318K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.