Which super PACs did Robert Bass fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($350K), House Majority PAC ($150K), Save America Fund ($100K), DCCC ($37K), DSCC ($37K).

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

against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $91K, lost); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $56K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $36K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Robert Bass

Individual

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

32 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Robert Bass gave $674K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 61% ended up on the winning side ($294K won, $184K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$674K

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

61%

$294K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$184K

Not spent yet

$196K

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 $140K not spent yet	$350K	$160K / $50K
House Majority PAC $26K not spent yet	$150K	$96K / $27K
Save America Fund $2K not spent yet	$100K	$0 / $98K
DCCC $7K not spent yet	$37K	$23K / $7K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K
NRCC	$490	$170 / $320
NRSC $248 not spent yet	$380	$36 / $96

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$56K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$36K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$35K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$7K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$6K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Bass spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Robert Bass gave $674K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 61% ended up on the winning side ($294K won, $184K lost).
Which super PACs did Robert Bass fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($350K), House Majority PAC ($150K), Save America Fund ($100K), DCCC ($37K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Robert Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $91K, lost); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $56K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $36K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.