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Lindsay Mickles

Individual

Retired, Mickles Enterprises · California

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

Backed winners

Lindsay Mickles gave $828K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 95% were on the winning side ($70K won, $4K lost). $48 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$828K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

95%

$73K scored (9% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4K

Not allocated or result unknown

$755K

$755K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $48 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
Ab PAC

$726K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$790K
$64K / $0
DCCC

$19K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$5K / $1K
Voter Protection Project

$8K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$26 / $2K
Senate Majority PAC

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$1K / $336

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.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateAttacking$61K✓ Yes
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateSupporting$3K✓ Yes
David G. ValadaoCalifornia 22nd DistrictAttacking$724✗ No
Steven A. HoheKansas 3rd DistrictSupporting$553✗ No
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$367✓ Yes
David CannyMichigan 8th DistrictSupporting$358✗ No
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$317✓ Yes
April BeckerNevada 3rd DistrictAttacking$247✓ Yes
Lisa SchellerPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$245✓ Yes
Blake MastersArizona SenateAttacking$221✓ Yes
Madison Gesiotto GilbertOhio 13th DistrictAttacking$221✓ Yes
Cassy GarciaTexas 28th DistrictAttacking$214✓ 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 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 95% were on the winning side ($70K won, $4K lost). $48 had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $61K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3K, won); against David G. Valadao (California 22nd District, about $724, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.