Donor
Richard Uihlein
IndividualCEO, Uline · Illinois
56 gifts to 13 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Richard Uihlein gave $65M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 28% ended up on the winning side ($16M won, $40M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$65M
92% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
28%
$16M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$40M
Not spent yet
$9.1M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club for Growth Action $624K not spent yet | $27M | $13M / $12M | |
| Restoration PAC $5.2M not spent yet | $25M | $0 / $19M | |
| Americas PAC | $5.8M | $1.2M / $4.6M | |
| Women Speak Out PAC $386K not spent yet | $4.0M | $678K / $2.9M | |
| House Freedom Action $194K not spent yet | $1.0M | $548K / $66K | |
| Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund $339K not spent yet | $800K | $42K / $420K | |
| America First Action $50K not spent yet | $750K | $0 / $700K | |
| Freedomworks for America $166K not spent yet | $575K | $100K / $305K | |
| Senate Conservatives Action $54K not spent yet | $125K | $29K / $28K | |
| Republican National Committee $34K not spent yet | $36K | $0 / $1K | |
| NRCC $461 not spent yet | $10K | $8K / $753 | |
| House Freedom Fund $2K not spent yet | $5K | $2K / $1K | |
| NRSC $596 not spent yet | $3K | $1K / $977 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President (primary) | Attacking | $22M | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $2.7M | ✗ No |
| Wendy R. Davis | Texas 21st District | Attacking | $2.7M | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate (primary) | Attacking | $2.4M | ✗ No |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $2.2M | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $1.4M | ✗ No |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $1.4M | ✗ No |
| Abigail A. Spanberger | Virginia 7th District | Attacking | $1.4M | ✗ No |
| Kathleen Williams | Montana at-large House seat | Attacking | $1.2M | ✓ Yes |
| Diane E. Mitsch Bush | Colorado 3rd District | Attacking | $1.0M | ✓ Yes |
| Hiral Tipirneni | Arizona 6th District | Attacking | $947K | ✓ Yes |
| Christina Hale | Indiana 5th District | Attacking | $887K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Richard Uihlein spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Richard Uihlein gave $65M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 28% ended up on the winning side ($16M won, $40M lost).
- Which super PACs did Richard Uihlein fund in 2020?
- Club for Growth Action ($27M), Restoration PAC ($25M), Americas PAC ($5.8M), Women Speak Out PAC ($4.0M), House Freedom Action ($1.0M).
- Which candidates did Richard Uihlein's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Joe Biden (President, about $22M, lost); for Donald Trump (President, about $2.7M, lost); against Wendy R. Davis (Texas 21st District, about $2.7M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.