Which super PACs did Olan Mills fund in 2026?

Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M), Ab PAC ($50K), DSCC ($41K), DCCC ($41K), New Engagement PAC ($30K).

Which candidates did Olan Mills's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $13K, won); against Mike Collins (Georgia Senate, about $8K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $4K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Olan Mills

Individual

Retired, Olan Mills, Inc. · Tennessee

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

Winner

Olan Mills gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 96% were on the winning side ($51K won, $2K lost, with $4K in races still being counted). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

96%

$53K scored (2% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2K

$4K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.1M

$2.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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 Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$0 / $0
Ab PAC $24K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$20K / $2K
DSCC $41K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$0 / $0
DCCC $41K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$0 / $0
New Engagement PAC $21K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$30K	$9K / $121
Lone Star Rising PAC	$19K	$17K / $0
Paf $7K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$3K / $0
League of Labor Voters $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5K	$2K / $0
Elect Democratic Women $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2K	$403 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Mike Collins	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$3K	✓ Yes
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$2K	✓ Yes
Jasmine Crockett	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$2K	Unknown
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes
Angie Nixon	Florida Senate (special)	Supporting	$1K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$1K	✓ Yes
Cindy Hyde-Smith	Mississippi Senate	Attacking	$1K	Counting
Trey Martin	Oklahoma 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$1K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Olan Mills spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Olan Mills gave $2.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 96% were on the winning side ($51K won, $2K lost, with $4K in races still being counted). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Olan Mills fund in 2026?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M), Ab PAC ($50K), DSCC ($41K), DCCC ($41K), New Engagement PAC ($30K).
Which candidates did Olan Mills's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $13K, won); against Mike Collins (Georgia Senate, about $8K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $4K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.