Which super PACs did Helen O'neill Schwab fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($5.8M), Security Is Strength PAC ($250K), Republican National Committee ($36K).

Which candidates did Helen O'neill Schwab's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $661K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $393K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Helen O'neill Schwab

Individual

Investor, Self-Employed · California

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

Mixed

Helen O'neill Schwab gave $6.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 58% ended up on the winning side ($2.5M won, $1.8M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$6.0M

97% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

58%

$2.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.8M

Not spent yet

$1.7M

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 Leadership Fund $1.6M not spent yet	$5.8M	$2.3M / $1.8M
Security Is Strength PAC $15K not spent yet	$250K	$221K / $13K
Republican National Committee $34K not spent yet	$36K	$0 / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Helen O'neill Schwab's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Helen O'neill Schwab's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$661K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$393K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$344K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$277K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$246K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$219K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$209K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$176K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$174K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$113K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$102K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Helen O'neill Schwab spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Helen O'neill Schwab gave $6.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 58% ended up on the winning side ($2.5M won, $1.8M lost).
Which super PACs did Helen O'neill Schwab fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($5.8M), Security Is Strength PAC ($250K), Republican National Committee ($36K).
Which candidates did Helen O'neill Schwab's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $661K, won); against Jaime Harrison (South Carolina Senate, about $393K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.