Which super PACs did Olan Mills II fund in 2020?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), DSCC ($69K), DCCC ($69K), Mijente PAC ($5K).

Which candidates did Olan Mills II's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $159K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $159K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $148K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Olan Mills II

Individual

Retired, Olan Mills, Inc. · Tennessee

11 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Olan Mills II gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 39% ended up on the winning side ($432K won, $670K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

39%

$432K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$670K

Not spent yet

$157K

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
Senate Majority PAC $129K not spent yet	$1.1M	$410K / $576K
DSCC $26K not spent yet	$69K	$7K / $36K
DCCC	$69K	$12K / $58K
Mijente PAC $2K not spent yet	$5K	$3K / $1

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$159K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$159K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$148K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$136K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$120K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$81K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$67K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$37K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$31K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate (primary)	Supporting	$12K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Olan Mills II spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Olan Mills II gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 39% ended up on the winning side ($432K won, $670K lost).
Which super PACs did Olan Mills II fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), DSCC ($69K), DCCC ($69K), Mijente PAC ($5K).
Which candidates did Olan Mills II's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $159K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $159K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $148K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.