Which super PACs did Marvin Gilliam Jr. fund in 2022?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($450K), Evergreen Principles PAC ($100K), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K).

Which candidates did Marvin Gilliam Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $73K, lost); against Patty Murray (Washington Senate, about $63K, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $57K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Marvin Gilliam Jr.

Individual

Retired, Retired · Virginia

4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Marvin Gilliam Jr. gave $650K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 42% ended up on the winning side ($240K won, $327K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$650K

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

42%

$240K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$327K

Not spent yet

$83K

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 $52K not spent yet	$450K	$204K / $189K
Evergreen Principles PAC $12K not spent yet	$100K	$0 / $88K
Senate Leadership Fund $14K not spent yet	$100K	$36K / $50K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$73K	✗ No
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Attacking	$63K	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$57K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$56K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$54K	✓ Yes
Eric Schmitt	Missouri Senate (primary)	Supporting	$29K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Supporting	$25K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marvin Gilliam Jr. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Marvin Gilliam Jr. gave $650K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 42% ended up on the winning side ($240K won, $327K lost).
Which super PACs did Marvin Gilliam Jr. fund in 2022?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($450K), Evergreen Principles PAC ($100K), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K).
Which candidates did Marvin Gilliam Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $73K, lost); against Patty Murray (Washington Senate, about $63K, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $57K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.