Which super PACs did Philip Anschutz fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($125K), NRSC ($73K), NRCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Philip Anschutz's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $85K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $83K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $71K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Philip Anschutz

Individual

Investor, Anschutz Corporation · Colorado

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

Mixed

Philip Anschutz gave $735K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($241K won, $359K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$735K

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

40%

$241K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$359K

Not spent yet

$135K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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 $71K not spent yet	$500K	$179K / $250K
Congressional Leadership Fund $14K not spent yet	$125K	$42K / $67K
NRSC $48K not spent yet	$73K	$7K / $18K
NRCC	$37K	$13K / $24K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$83K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$71K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$15K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Kelly C. Tshibaka	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$7K	✗ No
Rudy Salas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Philip Anschutz spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Philip Anschutz gave $735K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($241K won, $359K lost).
Which super PACs did Philip Anschutz fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($125K), NRSC ($73K), NRCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Philip Anschutz's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $85K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $83K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $71K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.