Which super PACs did Anne Bass fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($980K), Women Vote! ($225K), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Anne Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $153K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $119K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $95K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Anne Bass

Individual

Founder, Anne T. & Robert M. Bass Foundation · Texas

6 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Anne Bass gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($615K won, $178K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

78%

$615K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$178K

Not spent yet

$449K

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 Majority PAC $392K not spent yet	$980K	$449K / $139K
Women Vote! $28K not spent yet	$225K	$151K / $37K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$153K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$119K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$95K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$90K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$61K	✗ No
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Attacking	$51K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
Haley Stevens	Michigan 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$19K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$17K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$14K	✗ No
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Supporting	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Anne Bass spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Anne Bass gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($615K won, $178K lost).
Which super PACs did Anne Bass fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($980K), Women Vote! ($225K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Anne Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $153K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $119K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $95K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.