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Patty Quillin

Individual

Philanthropist · California

3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Patty Quillin gave $2.0M 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, 68% were on the winning side ($941K won, $443K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

68%

$1.4M scored (69% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$443K

Not allocated or result unknown

$616K

$616K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$233K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$685K / $83K
Senate Majority PAC

$383K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$256K / $360K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Patty Quillin's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Patty Quillin's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$407K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$274K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$92K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$91K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$88K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$78K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$71K✗ No
John CornynTexas SenateAttacking$60K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$43K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$40K✓ Yes
Mary HegarTexas SenateSupporting$39K✗ No
Cory GardnerColorado SenateAttacking$19K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Patty Quillin spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Patty Quillin gave $2.0M 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, 68% were on the winning side ($941K won, $443K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Patty Quillin fund in 2020?
Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Patty Quillin's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $407K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $274K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $92K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.