Donor
Audrey Cappell
IndividualPhilanthropist, Self-Employed · New York
2 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
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
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / 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
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $61K | ✓ Yes |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $37K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $35K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Robertson | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $30K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $29K | ✗ No |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Yesli I. Vega | Virginia 7th District | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Karoline Leavitt | New Hampshire 1st District | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Jeremy Shaffer | Pennsylvania 17th District | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Lisa Scheller | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Barrett | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| David G. Valadao | California 22nd District | Attacking | $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.