Donor
Family Friendly Action Fund
Company / nonprofitNew Hampshire
19 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Family Friendly Action Fund gave $3.5M 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, 83% were on the winning side ($1.9M won, $393K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$3.5M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
83%
$2.3M scored (64% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$393K
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.3M
$1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $17K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priorities USA Action $626K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.3M | $664K / $6K | |
| House Majority PAC $204K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $615K / $175K | |
| Family Friendly Action PAC $224K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $731K | $355K / $145K | |
| Somos PAC $184K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $497K | $246K / $67K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $509K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $328K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $126K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $83K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $82K | ✗ No |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $66K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $63K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate (primary) | Attacking | $62K | ✗ No |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $45K | ✗ No |
| Mark Robertson | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $30K | ✓ Yes |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Yesli I. Vega | Virginia 7th District | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Family Friendly Action Fund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Family Friendly Action Fund gave $3.5M 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, 83% were on the winning side ($1.9M won, $393K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Family Friendly Action Fund fund in 2022?
- Priorities USA Action ($1.3M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Family Friendly Action PAC ($731K), Somos PAC ($497K).
- Which candidates did Family Friendly Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $509K, won); for Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $328K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $126K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.