Donor
Mountaire Corporation
Company / nonprofitArkansas
2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Mountaire Corporation gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($549K won, $222K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
99% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
71%
$549K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$222K
Not spent yet
$228K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Leadership Fund $55K not spent yet | $500K | $348K / $65K | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $141K not spent yet | $500K | $201K / $158K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Mountaire Corporation's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Mountaire Corporation's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $104K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $57K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $30K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $21K | ✗ No |
| Anthony J. Brindisi | New York 22nd District | Attacking | $21K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $20K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $19K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $18K | ✗ No |
| Sri Preston Kulkarni | Texas 22nd District | Attacking | $17K | ✓ Yes |
| Max N. Rose | New York 11th District | Attacking | $16K | ✓ Yes |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $15K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Mountaire Corporation spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Mountaire Corporation gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($549K won, $222K lost).
- Which super PACs did Mountaire Corporation fund in 2020?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K).
- Which candidates did Mountaire Corporation's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $104K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $57K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $30K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.