Which super PACs did Richard Baxter Gilliam fund in 2024?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($400K), The Sentinel Action Fund ($200K), American Patriots PAC ($100K), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K).

Which candidates did Richard Baxter Gilliam's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Nikki Haley (President, about $271K, unknown); for Bernard F. Moreno (Ohio Senate, about $127K, won); for Dave McCormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $112K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Richard Baxter Gilliam

Individual

Manager, Cumberland Development · Virginia

12 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Richard Baxter Gilliam gave $2.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 62% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $647K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.5M

94% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

62%

$1.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$647K

Not spent yet

$766K

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 $203K not spent yet	$1.5M	$642K / $374K
Congressional Leadership Fund $36K not spent yet	$400K	$205K / $157K
The Sentinel Action Fund $137K not spent yet	$200K	$61K / $2K
American Patriots PAC $22K not spent yet	$100K	$62K / $16K
Senate Leadership Fund $20K not spent yet	$100K	$57K / $23K
NRCC	$83K	$24K / $59K
NRSC $66K not spent yet	$83K	$93 / $17K

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.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$271K	Unknown
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$127K	✓ Yes
Dave McCormick	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$112K	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$95K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$81K	✓ Yes
Joseph Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$80K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$66K	✗ No
Eric Hovde	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$65K	✗ No
Tim Sheehy	Montana Senate (primary)	Supporting	$60K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$54K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Richard Baxter Gilliam spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Richard Baxter Gilliam gave $2.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 62% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $647K lost).
Which super PACs did Richard Baxter Gilliam fund in 2024?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($400K), The Sentinel Action Fund ($200K), American Patriots PAC ($100K), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K).
Which candidates did Richard Baxter Gilliam's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Nikki Haley (President, about $271K, unknown); for Bernard F. Moreno (Ohio Senate, about $127K, won); for Dave McCormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $112K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.