Donor
Sam Bankman-Fried
IndividualCEO, FTX (collapsed 2022) · ZZ
10 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Sam Bankman-Fried gave $33M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Historical gift amounts are retained; outcome estimates are unavailable pending a source rebuild.
Historical gift amounts are retained from the earlier snapshot. Outcome and party estimates are unavailable until the underlying donor records are rebuilt and checked.
Gave to outside spenders
$33M
Winning share of scored dollars
–
$0 scored (0% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$0
Not allocated or result unknown
$33M
$0 not allocated to tracked outside spending; $33M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protect Our Future | $27M | $0 / $0 | |
| House Majority PAC | $6.0M | $0 / $0 | |
| Dmfi PAC | $250K | $0 / $0 | |
| DCCC | $37K | $0 / $0 | |
| DSCC | $37K | $0 / $0 | |
| Chc Bold PAC | $3K | $0 / $0 |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Sam Bankman-Fried spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Sam Bankman-Fried gave $33M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Historical gift amounts are retained; outcome estimates are unavailable pending a source rebuild.
- Which super PACs did Sam Bankman-Fried fund in 2022?
- Protect Our Future ($27M), House Majority PAC ($6.0M), Dmfi PAC ($250K), DCCC ($37K), DSCC ($37K).