Which super PACs did Richard Baxter Gilliam fund in 2022?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.1M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($400K), American Policy Fund ($100K), American Patriots PAC ($100K).

Which candidates did Richard Baxter Gilliam's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $344K, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $266K, won); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $260K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Richard Baxter Gilliam

Individual

President and CEO, Self Employed · Virginia

13 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Richard Baxter Gilliam gave $3.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 46% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.6M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

46%

$1.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not spent yet

$536K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 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	Won / lost
Americans for Prosperity Action $243K not spent yet	$2.1M	$954K / $882K
Senate Leadership Fund $71K not spent yet	$500K	$179K / $250K
Congressional Leadership Fund $45K not spent yet	$400K	$134K / $215K
American Policy Fund $4K not spent yet	$100K	$12K / $85K
American Patriots PAC $43K not spent yet	$100K	$37K / $6K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $22K not spent yet	$100K	$14K / $33K
Evergreen Principles PAC $12K not spent yet	$100K	$0 / $88K
NRCC	$37K	$13K / $24K
NRSC $24K not spent yet	$37K	$3K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Richard Baxter Gilliam's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Richard Baxter Gilliam's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$344K	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$266K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$260K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$252K	✓ Yes
Eric Schmitt	Missouri Senate (primary)	Supporting	$137K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$125K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$120K	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$88K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Michael Bennet	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$60K	✗ No
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Richard Baxter Gilliam spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Richard Baxter Gilliam gave $3.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 46% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.6M lost).
Which super PACs did Richard Baxter Gilliam fund in 2022?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($2.1M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($400K), American Policy Fund ($100K), American Patriots PAC ($100K).
Which candidates did Richard Baxter Gilliam's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $344K, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $266K, won); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $260K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.