Which super PACs did David Sacks fund in 2022?

Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($1.0M), NRCC ($850), DCCC ($294), DSCC ($150), NRSC ($75).

Which candidates did David Sacks's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $640K, won); for JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $102K, won); against Joshua Mandel (Ohio Senate, about $65K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

← All donors

Donor

David Sacks

Individual

Executive, Craft Ventures · California

29 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

David Sacks gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($743K won, $187 lost). $65K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$743K scored (74% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$187

Not allocated or result unknown

$259K

$194K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $65K 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
Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) $193K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$742K / $0
NRCC $605 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$850	$85 / $160
DCCC $220 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$294	$56 / $18
DSCC $126 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150	$22 / $2
NRSC $65 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$75	$3 / $7

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$640K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$102K	✓ Yes
Joshua Mandel	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$65K	Unknown
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$17	✗ No
Rudy Salas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$17	✓ Yes
Abigail A. Spanberger	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$15	✗ No
Jared Forrest Golden	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$15	✗ No
Matt Cartwright	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$11	✗ No
Angie Craig	Minnesota 2nd District	Attacking	$10	✗ No
Chris Deluzio	Pennsylvania 17th District	Attacking	$10	✗ No
Yadira Caraveo	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$10	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$10	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did David Sacks spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: David Sacks gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($743K won, $187 lost). $65K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did David Sacks fund in 2022?: Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($1.0M), NRCC ($850), DCCC ($294), DSCC ($150), NRSC ($75).
Which candidates did David Sacks's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $640K, won); for JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $102K, won); against Joshua Mandel (Ohio Senate, about $65K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.