Donor
Ethelyn Haworth
IndividualHomemaker, Homemaker · Michigan
6 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Ethelyn Haworth gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups 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, 57% ended up on the winning side ($667K won, $499K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.3M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
57%
$667K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$499K
Not spent yet
$102K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity Action $79K not spent yet | $1.3M | $667K / $498K | |
| Republican National Committee $17K not spent yet | $18K | $0 / $575 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Ethelyn Haworth's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Ethelyn Haworth's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $328K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $219K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $87K | ✗ No |
| John Cornyn | Texas Senate | Supporting | $82K | ✓ Yes |
| Roger Marshall | Kansas Senate | Supporting | $70K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Daines | Montana Senate | Supporting | $69K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $63K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $29K | ✓ Yes |
| Cory Gardner | Colorado Senate | Supporting | $20K | ✗ No |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $18K | ✗ No |
| Nick J. Freitas | Virginia 7th District | Supporting | $12K | ✗ No |
| Scott Perry | Pennsylvania 10th District | Supporting | $10K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Ethelyn Haworth spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Ethelyn Haworth gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups 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, 57% ended up on the winning side ($667K won, $499K lost).
- Which super PACs did Ethelyn Haworth fund in 2020?
- Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.3M), Republican National Committee ($18K).
- Which candidates did Ethelyn Haworth's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $328K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $219K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $87K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.