Which super PACs did Jon Stryker fund in 2020?

House Majority PAC ($1.2M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC ($250K), Women Vote! ($100K), DCCC ($600).

Which candidates did Jon Stryker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $113K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $106K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $97K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jon Stryker

Individual

Architect, Self Employed · Michigan

13 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Jon Stryker gave $2.7M 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, 32% were on the winning side ($635K won, $1.4M lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.7M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

32%

$2.0M scored (74% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

Not allocated or result unknown

$702K

$690K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $12K 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $164K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M	$190K / $842K
Senate Majority PAC $441K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M	$295K / $414K
Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC $63K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$135K / $50K
Women Vote! $22K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$15K / $57K
DCCC $445 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$600	$26 / $129

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$113K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$106K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$97K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$90K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$86K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$58K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$56K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$55K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$49K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$35K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jon Stryker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Jon Stryker gave $2.7M 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, 32% were on the winning side ($635K won, $1.4M lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jon Stryker fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($1.2M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC ($250K), Women Vote! ($100K), DCCC ($600).
Which candidates did Jon Stryker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $113K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $106K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $97K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.