Which super PACs did Timothy Mellon fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($30M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($20M), America First Action ($20M), NRCC ($750), Republican National Committee ($250).

Which candidates did Timothy Mellon's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Joe Biden (President, about $19M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $6.2M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $3.4M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Timothy Mellon

Individual

Investments, Banking heir (Mellon family) · Wyoming

13 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Timothy Mellon gave $70M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). 46% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($26M won, $31M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$70M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

46%

$26M

Spent on the losing side

$31M

Not spent yet

$13M

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 Leadership Fund No outside spending reported yet	$30M	$12M / $9.5M
Congressional Leadership Fund No outside spending reported yet	$20M	$14M / $2.6M
America First Action No outside spending reported yet	$20M	$0 / $19M
NRCC No outside spending reported yet	$750	$631 / $56
Republican National Committee No outside spending reported yet	$250	$0 / $8

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$19M	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$6.2M	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$3.4M	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$1.8M	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$916K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$910K	✓ Yes
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$821K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Timothy Mellon spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Timothy Mellon gave $70M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). 46% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($26M won, $31M lost).
Which super PACs did Timothy Mellon fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($30M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($20M), America First Action ($20M), NRCC ($750), Republican National Committee ($250).
Which candidates did Timothy Mellon's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Joe Biden (President, about $19M, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $6.2M, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $3.4M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.