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Robert Granieri

Individual

Manager, Jane Street · New York

12 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Robert Granieri gave $990K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 50% 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, 82% were on the winning side ($640K won, $141K lost). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$990K

50% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

82%

$781K scored (79% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$141K

Not allocated or result unknown

$209K

$193K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $16K 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
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc

$11K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$225K
$214K / $0
Unite the Country

$46K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$150K / $4K
1820 PAC

$21K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$175K
$138K / $16K
Senate Leadership Fund

$59K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150K
$51K / $40K
Wfw Action Fund Inc

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$42K / $25K
Club for Growth Action

$8K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$75K
$29K / $30K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc.

$22K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$16K / $12K
Better Future Mi Fund

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$15K
$0 / $13K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Robert Granieri's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Robert Granieri's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$223K✓ Yes
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$102K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$79K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$61K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine Senate (primary)Supporting$40K✓ Yes
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$27K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateSupporting$19K✓ Yes
Kelly LoefflerGeorgia Senate (special)Supporting$18K✗ No
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$17K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine Senate (primary)Attacking$16K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$15K✓ Yes
Greg MurphyNorth Carolina 3rd DistrictAttacking$13K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Granieri spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Robert Granieri gave $990K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 50% 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, 82% were on the winning side ($640K won, $141K lost). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Robert Granieri fund in 2020?
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc ($225K), Unite the Country ($200K), 1820 PAC ($175K), Senate Leadership Fund ($150K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($100K).
Which candidates did Robert Granieri's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $223K, won); against Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, about $102K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $79K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.