Donor
Patty Quillin
IndividualPhilanthropist · California
3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
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
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / 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
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $407K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $274K | ✓ Yes |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $92K | ✗ No |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $91K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $88K | ✓ Yes |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $78K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $71K | ✗ No |
| John Cornyn | Texas Senate | Attacking | $60K | ✗ No |
| Steve Daines | Montana Senate | Attacking | $43K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $40K | ✓ Yes |
| Mary Hegar | Texas Senate | Supporting | $39K | ✗ No |
| Cory Gardner | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $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.