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Audrey Cappell

Individual

Philanthropist, Self-Employed · New York

2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Audrey Cappell gave $1.5M 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, 77% were on the winning side ($792K won, $231K lost). $10K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

77%

$1.0M scored (68% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$231K

Not allocated or result unknown

$477K

$467K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $10K 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
House Majority PAC

$204K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$615K / $175K
Senate Majority PAC

$263K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$176K / $56K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Audrey Cappell's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Audrey Cappell's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$61K✓ Yes
Blake MastersArizona SenateAttacking$37K✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateAttacking$35K✓ Yes
Mark RobertsonNevada 1st DistrictAttacking$30K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateAttacking$29K✗ No
Cassy GarciaTexas 28th DistrictAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Yesli I. VegaVirginia 7th DistrictAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Karoline LeavittNew Hampshire 1st DistrictAttacking$25K✓ Yes
Jeremy ShafferPennsylvania 17th DistrictAttacking$25K✓ Yes
Lisa SchellerPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$25K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$24K✓ Yes
David G. ValadaoCalifornia 22nd DistrictAttacking$24K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Audrey Cappell spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Audrey Cappell gave $1.5M 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, 77% were on the winning side ($792K won, $231K lost). $10K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Audrey Cappell fund in 2022?
House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K).
Which candidates did Audrey Cappell's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $61K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $37K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $35K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.