Which super PACs did Lindsay Mickles fund in 2022?

Ab PAC ($790K), DCCC ($25K), Voter Protection Project ($10K), Senate Majority PAC ($3K).

Which candidates did Lindsay Mickles's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $61K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3K, won); against David G. Valadao (California 22nd District, about $724, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Lindsay Mickles

Individual

Retired, Mickles Enterprises · California

9 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Lindsay Mickles gave $828K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 95% were on the winning side ($70K won, $4K lost). $48 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$828K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

95%

$73K scored (9% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4K

Not allocated or result unknown

$755K

$755K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $48 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Ab PAC $726K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$790K	$64K / $0
DCCC $19K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$5K / $1K
Voter Protection Project $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$26 / $2K
Senate Majority PAC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3K	$1K / $336

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$3K	✓ Yes
David G. Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$724	✗ No
Steven A. Hohe	Kansas 3rd District	Supporting	$553	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$367	✓ Yes
David Canny	Michigan 8th District	Supporting	$358	✗ No
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$317	✓ Yes
April Becker	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$247	✓ Yes
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$245	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$221	✓ Yes
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert	Ohio 13th District	Attacking	$221	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$214	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Lindsay Mickles spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Lindsay Mickles gave $828K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 95% were on the winning side ($70K won, $4K lost). $48 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Lindsay Mickles fund in 2022?: Ab PAC ($790K), DCCC ($25K), Voter Protection Project ($10K), Senate Majority PAC ($3K).
Which candidates did Lindsay Mickles's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $61K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3K, won); against David G. Valadao (California 22nd District, about $724, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.