Which super PACs did William Foley II fund in 2020?

Georgia United Victory ($500K), Georgia Action Fund ($497K), Better Future Mi Fund ($250K), Defendarizona ($250K), 1820 PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did William Foley II's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Doug Collins (Georgia Senate (special), about $349K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $304K, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $250K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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William Foley II

Individual

Chairman, Fidelity National Financial · Nevada

70 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

William Foley II gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 82% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 51% ended up on the winning side ($1.0M won, $973K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.2M

82% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

51%

$1.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$973K

Not spent yet

$263K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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
Georgia United Victory $6K not spent yet	$500K	$349K / $145K
Georgia Action Fund $185K not spent yet	$497K	$0 / $311K
Better Future Mi Fund $21K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $229K
Defendarizona $140 not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $250K
1820 PAC $26K not spent yet	$250K	$200K / $23K
Iowa Values Action $8K not spent yet	$250K	$242K / $0
Security Is Strength PAC $15K not spent yet	$250K	$221K / $13K
Republican National Committee $1K not spent yet	$1K	$0 / $48
The Lincoln Project $48 not spent yet	$525	$350 / $127
Ditch Fund	$453	$43 / $410
Senate Majority PAC $29 not spent yet	$250	$92 / $129
Progressive Turnout Project $180 not spent yet	$215	$30 / $5
DCCC	$200	$34 / $166
NRSC $10 not spent yet	$50	$24 / $16
Indivisible Action $30 not spent yet	$50	$12 / $4

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Doug Collins	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$349K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$304K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$250K	✗ No
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$229K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$220K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$165K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$165K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$70K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate (primary)	Supporting	$58K	✓ Yes
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$53K	✗ No
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$53K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Attacking	$26K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did William Foley II spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: William Foley II gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 82% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 51% ended up on the winning side ($1.0M won, $973K lost).
Which super PACs did William Foley II fund in 2020?: Georgia United Victory ($500K), Georgia Action Fund ($497K), Better Future Mi Fund ($250K), Defendarizona ($250K), 1820 PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did William Foley II's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Doug Collins (Georgia Senate (special), about $349K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $304K, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $250K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.