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 Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $108K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $108K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $95K, won). 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 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 40% were on the winning side ($295K won, $434K lost). $7 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

40%

$729K scored (58% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$434K

Not allocated or result unknown

$530K

$530K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $7 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
Senate Majority PAC $428K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M	$286K / $402K
DSCC $49K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$69K	$3K / $17K
DCCC $51K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$69K	$3K / $15K
Mijente PAC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$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?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$108K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$108K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$95K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$75K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$52K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$15K	✗ No

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 40% were on the winning side ($295K won, $434K lost). $7 had no matched result and is excluded.
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 Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $108K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $108K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $95K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.