Which super PACs did Richard Baxter Gilliam fund in 2020?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K), NRSC ($36K), 1820 PAC ($5K).

Which candidates did Richard Baxter Gilliam's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $394K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $315K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $263K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Richard Baxter Gilliam

Individual

Chairman & CEO, Cumberland Development Company · Virginia

11 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Richard Baxter Gilliam gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 59% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $930K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

59%

$1.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$930K

Not spent yet

$398K

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 $95K not spent yet	$1.5M	$801K / $598K
Senate Leadership Fund $283K not spent yet	$1.0M	$402K / $316K
Security Is Strength PAC $6K not spent yet	$100K	$89K / $5K
NRSC $7K not spent yet	$36K	$17K / $12K
1820 PAC $528 not spent yet	$5K	$4K / $464
1199 Service Employees Int'l Union Federal Political Action Fund	$130	$125 / $5

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?
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$394K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$315K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$263K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$194K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$106K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Supporting	$99K	✓ Yes
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Supporting	$89K	✓ Yes
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Supporting	$83K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$53K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$46K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Richard Baxter Gilliam spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Richard Baxter Gilliam gave $2.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 59% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $930K lost).
Which super PACs did Richard Baxter Gilliam fund in 2020?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Security Is Strength PAC ($100K), NRSC ($36K), 1820 PAC ($5K).
Which candidates did Richard Baxter Gilliam's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $394K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $315K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $263K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.