Which super PACs did Ronald Lauder fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), The Governing Majority Fund ($80K), NRSC ($36K).

Which candidates did Ronald Lauder's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $883K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $490K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $256K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ronald Lauder

Individual

Self Employed, Estée Lauder heir · New York

5 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Ronald Lauder gave $5.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% 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, 57% were on the winning side ($1.8M won, $1.3M lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.

$5.1M

Gave to outside spenders

98% of it helped Republicans

57%

Winning share of scored dollars

$3.1M scored (61% of gifts)

$1.3M

Spent on the losing side

$2.0M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2K 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$1.7M / $1.3M
The Governing Majority Fund $10K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$80K	$67K / $3K
NRSC $23K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$7K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Ronald Lauder's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Ronald Lauder's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$883K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$490K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$256K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$207K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$182K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$169K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$162K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$155K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$131K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$126K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$84K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$75K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ronald Lauder spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Ronald Lauder gave $5.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% 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, 57% were on the winning side ($1.8M won, $1.3M lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Ronald Lauder fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), The Governing Majority Fund ($80K), NRSC ($36K).
Which candidates did Ronald Lauder's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $883K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $490K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $256K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.