Which super PACs did Haim Saban fund in 2022?

United Democracy Project ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), House Majority PAC ($250K), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Haim Saban's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Donna Edwards (Maryland 4th District, about $118K, unknown); for Haley Stevens (Michigan 11th District, about $108K, won); for Adam Hollier (Michigan 13th District, about $76K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Haim Saban

Individual

CEO, Saban Capital Group · California

5 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Haim Saban gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% 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, 72% were on the winning side ($640K won, $254K lost). $274K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

96% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

72%

$894K scored (50% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$254K

Not allocated or result unknown

$892K

$619K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $274K 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
United Democracy Project $274K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$304K / $154K
Senate Majority PAC $263K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$176K / $56K
House Majority PAC $51K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$154K / $44K
DSCC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$5K / $509

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donna Edwards	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$118K	Unknown
Haley Stevens	Michigan 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$108K	✓ Yes
Adam Hollier	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Supporting	$76K	Unknown
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$62K	✓ Yes
Valerie P. Foushee	North Carolina 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$59K	✓ Yes
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$58K	✓ Yes
Summer Lee	Pennsylvania 12th District (primary)	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Glenn F. Ivey	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$48K	✓ Yes
Shri Thanedar	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Jessica Cisneros	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$40K	Unknown
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$37K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Haim Saban spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Haim Saban gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% 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, 72% were on the winning side ($640K won, $254K lost). $274K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Haim Saban fund in 2022?: United Democracy Project ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), House Majority PAC ($250K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Haim Saban's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Donna Edwards (Maryland 4th District, about $118K, unknown); for Haley Stevens (Michigan 11th District, about $108K, won); for Adam Hollier (Michigan 13th District, about $76K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.