Our American Century spent $5.5M on independent expenditures in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $5.5M lost).
Outside spending
$5.5M
On the winning side
0%
$0
On the losing side
$5.5M
Supporting vs attacking
38% / 62%
$2.1M for, $3.4M against
Google says Our American Century also spent $272K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (5% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
Our American Century reported $7.7M in gifts from people, companies, nonprofits and other PACs. The biggest are below.
- Fredric EshelmanIndividual$7.0M (91%)
- Timothy DunnIndividual$550K (7%)
- August Busch IIIIndividual$100K (1%)
- Stephen BrauerIndividual$25K (0%)
- Randy GarberIndividual$1K (0%)
Where the money went
Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.
Questions people ask
- How much did Our American Century spend in 2020, and did it win?
- Our American Century spent $5.5M on independent expenditures in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $5.5M lost).
- Who funds Our American Century?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2020 cycle were Fredric Eshelman ($7.0M), Timothy Dunn ($550K), August Busch III ($100K), Stephen Brauer ($25K), Randy Garber ($1K), out of $7.7M received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did Our American Century spend the most on in 2020?
- against Joe Biden (President, $3.4M, lost); for Donald Trump (President, $2.1M, lost).