Which super PACs did Olan Mills II fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.3M), Ab PAC ($150K), House Majority PAC ($100K), Shield PAC ($100K), DCCC ($72K).

Which candidates did Olan Mills II's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $351K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $217K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $208K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Olan Mills II

Individual

Retired, Olan Mills, Inc. · Tennessee

14 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Olan Mills II gave $2.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $359K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

78%

$1.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$359K

Not spent yet

$1.2M

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
Senate Majority PAC $901K not spent yet	$2.3M	$1.0M / $319K
Ab PAC $134K not spent yet	$150K	$16K / $0
House Majority PAC $17K not spent yet	$100K	$64K / $18K
Shield PAC $29K not spent yet	$100K	$67K / $4K
DCCC $13K not spent yet	$72K	$45K / $14K
DSCC $40K not spent yet	$72K	$29K / $3K
Penn Progress, Inc. $5K not spent yet	$20K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Olan Mills II's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Olan Mills II's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$351K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$217K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$208K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$205K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$93K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$87K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$39K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$31K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$19K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Olan Mills II spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Olan Mills II gave $2.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $359K lost).
Which super PACs did Olan Mills II fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.3M), Ab PAC ($150K), House Majority PAC ($100K), Shield PAC ($100K), DCCC ($72K).
Which candidates did Olan Mills II's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $351K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $217K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $208K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.