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Robert Reynolds

Individual

Executive, Putnam Investments · Massachusetts

598 reported gifts; 16 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Robert Reynolds gave $989K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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, 61% were on the winning side ($335K won, $213K lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$989K

97% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

61%

$548K scored (55% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$213K

Not allocated or result unknown

$441K

$428K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $12K 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
Senate Leadership Fund

$273K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$700K
$239K / $188K
Republican National Committee

$77K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$77K
$0 / $602
NRSC

$48K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$73K
$15K / $10K
Congressional Leadership Fund

$7K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$33K / $6K
Security Is Strength PAC

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$43K / $3K
DCCC

$8K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$455 / $2K
American Working Families

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$113 / $0
The Lincoln Project

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$8K
$3K / $1K
Chc Bold PAC

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$129 / $107
NRCC

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$661 / $59
Progressive Turnout Project

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$59 / $10
Great America PAC

$89 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$0 / $921
The Committee to Defend the President

$126 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$970
$25 / $818
House Majority PAC

$76 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$555
$88 / $390
Congressional Black Caucus PAC

$360 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$391
$11 / $20
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC

$154 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$195
$21 / $21

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Robert Reynolds's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Robert Reynolds's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$127K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$71K✓ Yes
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$53K✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$39K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$33K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$27K✗ No
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$24K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateAttacking$23K✗ No
Sara I. GideonMaine SenateAttacking$21K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateSupporting$18K✓ Yes
Lindsey GrahamSouth Carolina SenateSupporting$14K✓ Yes
John W. HickenlooperColorado SenateAttacking$13K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Reynolds spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Robert Reynolds gave $989K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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, 61% were on the winning side ($335K won, $213K lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Robert Reynolds fund in 2020?
Senate Leadership Fund ($700K), Republican National Committee ($77K), NRSC ($73K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($50K), Security Is Strength PAC ($50K).
Which candidates did Robert Reynolds's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $127K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $71K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $53K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.