Which super PACs did Thomas Klingenstein fund in 2020?

Club for Growth Action ($3.0M), American Principles Project PAC ($500K), NRCC ($31K).

Which candidates did Thomas Klingenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $695K, lost); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $258K, won); against Abigail A. Spanberger (Virginia 7th District, about $145K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Thomas Klingenstein

Individual

Investment Counselor, Cohen Klingenstein Ll · New York

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

Mixed results

Thomas Klingenstein gave $3.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 95% 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, 42% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $1.6M lost). $328K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

95% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

42%

$2.8M scored (79% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$753K

$425K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $328K 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
Club for Growth Action $313K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$1.2M / $1.2M
American Principles Project PAC $90K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$4K / $406K
NRCC $23K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$31K	$7K / $666

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$695K	✗ No
Wendy R. Davis	Texas 21st District	Attacking	$258K	✓ Yes
Abigail A. Spanberger	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$145K	✗ No
Kathleen Williams	Montana at-large House seat	Attacking	$124K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$121K	✗ No
Diane E. Mitsch Bush	Colorado 3rd District	Attacking	$104K	✓ Yes
Hiral Tipirneni	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$96K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$96K	✗ No
Christina Hale	Indiana 5th District	Attacking	$92K	✓ Yes
Carolyn Bourdeaux	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$69K	✗ No
Doug Jones	Alabama Senate	Attacking	$69K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$61K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Klingenstein spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Klingenstein gave $3.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 95% 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, 42% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $1.6M lost). $328K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Thomas Klingenstein fund in 2020?: Club for Growth Action ($3.0M), American Principles Project PAC ($500K), NRCC ($31K).
Which candidates did Thomas Klingenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $695K, lost); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $258K, won); against Abigail A. Spanberger (Virginia 7th District, about $145K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.