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Miguel Bezos

Individual

Not Employed · Washington

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Miguel Bezos gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 51% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 78% were on the winning side ($378K won, $106K lost). $162K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

51% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

78%

$484K scored (47% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$106K

Not allocated or result unknown

$538K

$376K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $162K 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
With Honor Fund, Inc.

$372K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$378K / $105K
DCCC

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$218 / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Miguel Bezos's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Miguel Bezos's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald BaconNebraska 2nd DistrictSupporting$57K✓ Yes
Jared F. GoldenMaine 2nd DistrictSupporting$56K✓ Yes
Jason ChurchWisconsin 7th DistrictSupporting$56KUnknown
Jackie GordonNew York 2nd DistrictSupporting$55K✗ No
Elaine G. LuriaVirginia 2nd DistrictSupporting$54K✓ Yes
Van TaylorTexas 3rd DistrictSupporting$53K✓ Yes
Bill CliffordKansas 1st District (primary)Supporting$41KUnknown
Dan DriscollNorth Carolina 11th District (primary)Supporting$36KUnknown
Conor LambPennsylvania 17th DistrictSupporting$25K✓ Yes
Gil CisnerosCalifornia 39th DistrictSupporting$25K✗ No
Max N. RoseNew York 11th DistrictSupporting$24K✗ No
August PflugerTexas 11th District (primary)Supporting$21K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Miguel Bezos spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Miguel Bezos gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 51% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 78% were on the winning side ($378K won, $106K lost). $162K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Miguel Bezos fund in 2020?
With Honor Fund, Inc. ($1.0M), DCCC ($5K).
Which candidates did Miguel Bezos's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Donald Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $57K, won); for Jared F. Golden (Maine 2nd District, about $56K, won); for Jason Church (Wisconsin 7th District, about $56K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.