Which super PACs did Bernie Marcus fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M), 34n22, Inc. ($2.3M), USA Freedom Fund ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.7M), United Democracy Project ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Bernie Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $2.0M, lost); for Eric Greitens (Missouri Senate, about $903K, unknown); against Michael Gibbons (Ohio Senate, about $756K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Bernie Marcus

Individual

Philanthropist, Home Depot co-founder · Georgia

13 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Bernie Marcus gave $12M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 33% were on the winning side ($2.6M won, $5.3M lost). $2.4M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$12M

95% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

33%

$7.8M scored (64% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$5.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.5M

$2.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2.4M 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $668K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M	$1.4M / $1.9M
34n22, Inc. $610K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.3M	$53K / $1.6M
USA Freedom Fund $124K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$195K / $503K
Congressional Leadership Fund $222K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.7M	$552K / $894K
United Democracy Project $274K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$304K / $154K
Missouri First Action, Inc. $97K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$0 / $0
Florida First Project $48K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$93K / $109K
Honor Pennsylvania $10K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$0 / $69K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$2.0M	✗ No
Eric Greitens	Missouri Senate (primary)	Supporting	$903K	Unknown
Michael Gibbons	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$756K	Unknown
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$645K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$516K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$441K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$385K	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$354K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$347K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$275K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$223K	Unknown
Joshua a. Mandel	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$206K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Bernie Marcus spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Bernie Marcus gave $12M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 33% were on the winning side ($2.6M won, $5.3M lost). $2.4M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Bernie Marcus fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M), 34n22, Inc. ($2.3M), USA Freedom Fund ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.7M), United Democracy Project ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Bernie Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $2.0M, lost); for Eric Greitens (Missouri Senate, about $903K, unknown); against Michael Gibbons (Ohio Senate, about $756K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.