Which super PACs did Lindsay Mickles fund in 2022?

Ab PAC ($790K), DCCC ($25K), Voter Protection Project ($10K), Senate Majority PAC ($3K).

Which candidates did Lindsay Mickles's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $79K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $4K, won); against David G. Valadao (California 22nd District, about $2K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Lindsay Mickles

Individual

Retired, Mickles Enterprises · California

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

Winner

Lindsay Mickles gave $828K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 90% ended up on the winning side ($100K won, $11K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$828K

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

90%

$100K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$11K

Not spent yet

$717K

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
Ab PAC $707K not spent yet	$790K	$83K / $0
DCCC $5K not spent yet	$25K	$16K / $5K
Voter Protection Project $4K not spent yet	$10K	$78 / $5K
Senate Majority PAC $1K not spent yet	$3K	$1K / $426

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes
David G. Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$2K	✗ No
Steven A. Hohe	Kansas 3rd District	Supporting	$2K	✗ No
David Canny	Michigan 8th District	Supporting	$1K	✗ No
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$1K	✓ Yes
April Becker	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$805	✓ Yes
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$797	✓ Yes
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert	Ohio 13th District	Attacking	$720	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$695	✓ Yes
Jim Bognet	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$627	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$588	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Lindsay Mickles spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Lindsay Mickles gave $828K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 90% ended up on the winning side ($100K won, $11K lost).
Which super PACs did Lindsay Mickles fund in 2022?: Ab PAC ($790K), DCCC ($25K), Voter Protection Project ($10K), Senate Majority PAC ($3K).
Which candidates did Lindsay Mickles's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $79K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $4K, won); against David G. Valadao (California 22nd District, about $2K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.