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Richard Baxter Gilliam

Individual

CEO & President, Cumberland Development Company · Virginia

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

Mixed results

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 59% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $822K lost). $6K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.6M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

59%

$2.0M scored (75% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$822K

Not allocated or result unknown

$653K

$647K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $6K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Americans for Prosperity Action

$224K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.5M
$727K / $543K
Senate Leadership Fund

$390K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$341K / $268K
Security Is Strength PAC

$9K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$86K / $5K
NRSC

$23K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$36K
$7K / $5K
1820 PAC

$603 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5K
$4K / $457
1199 Service Employees Int'l Union Federal Political Action Fund

$114 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$130
$15 / $1

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.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateSupporting$358K✗ No
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$263K✗ No
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$235K✓ Yes
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$168K✓ Yes
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$92K✓ Yes
John CornynTexas SenateSupporting$88K✓ Yes
Roger MarshallKansas SenateSupporting$77K✓ Yes
Steve DainesMontana SenateSupporting$76K✓ Yes
Barbara BollierKansas SenateAttacking$64K✓ Yes
Steve BullockMontana SenateAttacking$63K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa SenateAttacking$43K✓ Yes
Gary PetersMichigan SenateAttacking$38K✗ 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 59% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $822K lost). $6K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $358K, lost); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $263K, lost); for Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $235K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.