Donor
Susan Pritzker
IndividualMember, Tao Capital Partners LLC · California
12 reported gifts; 11 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Susan Pritzker gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 84% were on the winning side ($361K won, $69K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
84%
$430K scored (29% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$69K
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.0M
$1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorofchange PAC $593K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $700K | $106K / $832 | |
| Wfp Ie Committee $203K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $355K | $129K / $15K | |
| Senate Majority PAC $48K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $125K | $32K / $45K | |
| Win Justice $70K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $28K / $828 | |
| Community Change Voters $51K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $75K | $21K / $3K | |
| Mijente PAC $21K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $29K / $6 | |
| Planned Parenthood Votes $16K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $25K | $6K / $3K | |
| Texas Organizing Project PAC $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $25K | $9K / $914 | |
| DSCC $706 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1K | $47 / $248 | |
| Voter Protection Project $386 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $500 | $60 / $18 | |
| Moveon.Org Political Action $183 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $228 | $32 / $13 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $197K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $66K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $23K | ✓ Yes |
| Jamaal Bowman | New York 16th District (primary) | Supporting | $18K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $13K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $12K | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✓ Yes |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $10K | ✓ Yes |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $6K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Daines | Montana Senate | Attacking | $6K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Susan Pritzker spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Susan Pritzker gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% 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, 84% were on the winning side ($361K won, $69K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Susan Pritzker fund in 2020?
- Colorofchange PAC ($700K), Wfp Ie Committee ($355K), Senate Majority PAC ($125K), Win Justice ($100K), Community Change Voters ($75K).
- Which candidates did Susan Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $197K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $66K, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $23K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.