Donor
Miguel Bezos
IndividualNot Employed · Washington
2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
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
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / 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
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Bacon | Nebraska 2nd District | Supporting | $57K | ✓ Yes |
| Jared F. Golden | Maine 2nd District | Supporting | $56K | ✓ Yes |
| Jason Church | Wisconsin 7th District | Supporting | $56K | Unknown |
| Jackie Gordon | New York 2nd District | Supporting | $55K | ✗ No |
| Elaine G. Luria | Virginia 2nd District | Supporting | $54K | ✓ Yes |
| Van Taylor | Texas 3rd District | Supporting | $53K | ✓ Yes |
| Bill Clifford | Kansas 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $41K | Unknown |
| Dan Driscoll | North Carolina 11th District (primary) | Supporting | $36K | Unknown |
| Conor Lamb | Pennsylvania 17th District | Supporting | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Gil Cisneros | California 39th District | Supporting | $25K | ✗ No |
| Max N. Rose | New York 11th District | Supporting | $24K | ✗ No |
| August Pfluger | Texas 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.