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Marsha Laufer

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

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

Mixed results

Marsha Laufer gave $6.1M 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, 59% were on the winning side ($2.8M won, $1.9M lost). $41K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

59%

$4.7M scored (77% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.9M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.4M

$1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $41K 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
Ab PAC

$548K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.9M
$1.1M / $184K
Priorities USA Action

$12K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.2M
$1.0M / $179K
House Majority PAC

$150K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$174K / $772K
Senate Majority PAC

$307K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$800K
$205K / $288K
Women Vote!

$141K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$650K
$98K / $373K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund

$87K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$98K / $65K
Planned Parenthood Votes

$65K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$24K / $11K
DSCC

$50K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$71K
$3K / $18K
314 Action Fund

$15K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$1K / $8K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Marsha Laufer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marsha Laufer's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$1.5M✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$591K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$241K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$155K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$145K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$141K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$138K✗ No
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Attacking$112K✓ Yes
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$72K✗ No
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$63K✓ Yes
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$57K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 48th DistrictAttacking$51K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marsha Laufer spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Marsha Laufer gave $6.1M 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, 59% were on the winning side ($2.8M won, $1.9M lost). $41K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Marsha Laufer fund in 2020?
Ab PAC ($1.9M), Priorities USA Action ($1.2M), House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Senate Majority PAC ($800K), Women Vote! ($650K).
Which candidates did Marsha Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $1.5M, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $591K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $241K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.