Which super PACs did Stephen Chazen fund in 2020?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($550K), Senate Leadership Fund ($350K), Americans for Prosperity Action ($325K), Georgia United Victory ($325K), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($200K).

Which candidates did Stephen Chazen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Doug Collins (Georgia Senate (special), about $221K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $156K, lost); against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $137K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Stephen Chazen

Individual

Corporate Officer, Magnolia Oil & Gas · Texas

21 reported gifts; 11 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Stephen Chazen gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 87% 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, 72% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $490K lost). $37K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.2M

87% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

72%

$1.7M scored (78% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$490K

Not allocated or result unknown

$475K

$437K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $37K 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $79K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$550K	$367K / $68K
Senate Leadership Fund $137K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$350K	$119K / $94K
Americans for Prosperity Action $48K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$325K	$158K / $118K
Georgia United Victory $12K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$325K	$221K / $92K
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $90K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$63K / $47K
Texans for a Conservative Majority $13K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$137K / $0
Georgia Action Fund $39K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$105K	$0 / $66K
Iowa Values Action $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$91K / $0
Security Is Strength PAC $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$86K / $5K
Senate Conservatives Action $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2K	$335 / $330
DCCC $62 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$83	$4 / $18

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$221K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$156K	✗ No
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Attacking	$137K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$126K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$101K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$70K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$65K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$61K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$48K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$23K	✓ Yes
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Stephen Chazen spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Stephen Chazen gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 87% 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, 72% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $490K lost). $37K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Stephen Chazen fund in 2020?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($550K), Senate Leadership Fund ($350K), Americans for Prosperity Action ($325K), Georgia United Victory ($325K), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($200K).
Which candidates did Stephen Chazen's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Doug Collins (Georgia Senate (special), about $221K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $156K, lost); against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $137K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.