Which super PACs did Congressional Black Caucus PAC fund in 2020?

House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), 314 Action Fund ($75K), Voter Protection Project ($30K).

Which candidates did Congressional Black Caucus PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Michelle Steel (California 48th District, about $50K, lost); against Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey 2nd District, about $36K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $33K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Congressional Black Caucus PAC

Another PAC

7 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Congressional Black Caucus PAC gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 23% ended up on the winning side ($284K won, $937K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

23%

$284K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$937K

Not spent yet

$134K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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 $58K not spent yet	$1.0M	$173K / $766K
Senate Majority PAC $29K not spent yet	$250K	$92K / $129K
314 Action Fund $26K not spent yet	$75K	$8K / $39K
Voter Protection Project $15K not spent yet	$30K	$11K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Congressional Black Caucus PAC's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Congressional Black Caucus PAC's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$32K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Burgess Owens	Utah 4th District	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$26K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Congressional Black Caucus PAC spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Congressional Black Caucus PAC gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 23% ended up on the winning side ($284K won, $937K lost).
Which super PACs did Congressional Black Caucus PAC fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), 314 Action Fund ($75K), Voter Protection Project ($30K).
Which candidates did Congressional Black Caucus PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Michelle Steel (California 48th District, about $50K, lost); against Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey 2nd District, about $36K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $33K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.