Donor
Family Friendly Action Fund
Company / nonprofitNew Hampshire
8 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Family Friendly Action Fund gave $1.5M 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, 55% ended up on the winning side ($699K won, $576K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
55%
$699K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$576K
Not spent yet
$256K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Friendly Action PAC $125K not spent yet | $1.0M | $325K / $550K | |
| Somos Votantes | $273K | $251K / $22K | |
| Win Justice $122K not spent yet | $250K | $119K / $4K | |
| Somos PAC $3K not spent yet | $8K | $4K / $87 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $601K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $220K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $202K | ✗ No |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Supporting | $116K | ✗ No |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $47K | ✓ Yes |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $23K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✗ No |
| Pam Keith | Florida 18th District | Supporting | $10K | ✗ No |
| Alan Cohn | Florida 15th District | Supporting | $9K | ✗ No |
| Charlie Crist | Florida 13th District | Supporting | $9K | ✓ Yes |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Florida 26th District | Supporting | $7K | ✗ No |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $6K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Family Friendly Action Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Family Friendly Action Fund gave $1.5M 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, 55% ended up on the winning side ($699K won, $576K lost).
- Which super PACs did Family Friendly Action Fund fund in 2020?
- Family Friendly Action PAC ($1.0M), Somos Votantes ($273K), Win Justice ($250K), Somos PAC ($8K).
- Which candidates did Family Friendly Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $601K, won); for Theresa Greenfield (Iowa Senate, about $220K, lost); for Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $202K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.