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Susan Mandel

Individual

Not Employed, Zoom Foundation · Connecticut

22 reported gifts; 10 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Susan Mandel gave $8.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 62% were on the winning side ($3.2M won, $2.0M lost). $194K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$8.0M

99% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

62%

$5.2M scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.0M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.8M

$2.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $194K 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
Edf Action Votes

$788K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.5M
$1.0M / $588K
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$465K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.0M
$1.4M / $165K
Planned Parenthood Votes

$863K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.3M
$317K / $153K
House Majority PAC

$174K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.3M
$202K / $895K
Votevets

$210K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$683K
$258K / $144K
DSCC

$50K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$71K
$3K / $18K
DCCC

$26K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$2K / $8K
Senate Majority PAC

$10K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$6K / $9K
Unite the Country

$6K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$19K / $526
Priorities USA Action

$249 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$21K / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Susan Mandel's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Susan Mandel's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$1.1M✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$983K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$280K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$193K✓ Yes
Nick J. FreitasVirginia 7th DistrictAttacking$126K✓ Yes
Yvette HerrellNew Mexico 2nd DistrictAttacking$119K✗ No
Michelle SteelCalifornia 48th DistrictAttacking$112K✗ No
Daniel MccreadyNorth Carolina 9th DistrictSupporting$111KUnknown
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$88K✓ Yes
Scott PerryPennsylvania 10th DistrictAttacking$86K✗ No
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina Senate (primary)Supporting$79K✓ Yes
Nancy MaceSouth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$78K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Susan Mandel spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Susan Mandel gave $8.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 62% were on the winning side ($3.2M won, $2.0M lost). $194K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Susan Mandel fund in 2020?
Edf Action Votes ($2.5M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.0M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.3M), House Majority PAC ($1.3M), Votevets ($683K).
Which candidates did Susan Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $1.1M, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $983K, won); against Steve Daines (Montana Senate, about $280K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.