Which super PACs did Joshua Bekenstein fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), Votevets ($600K), Republican Accountability PAC ($550K), House Majority PAC ($428K), Ab PAC ($375K).

Which candidates did Joshua Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $259K, won); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $193K, won); for Conor Lamb (Pennsylvania Senate, about $183K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Joshua Bekenstein

Individual

Managing Director, Bain Capital · Massachusetts

14 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Joshua Bekenstein gave $3.7M 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, 72% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $534K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.7M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

72%

$1.4M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$534K

Not spent yet

$1.8M

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 $461K not spent yet	$1.1M	$526K / $163K
Votevets $166K not spent yet	$600K	$264K / $166K
Republican Accountability PAC $363K not spent yet	$550K	$91K / $96K
House Majority PAC $74K not spent yet	$428K	$274K / $78K
Ab PAC $336K not spent yet	$375K	$39K / $0
Penn Progress, Inc. $67K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $0
Lcv Victory Fund $104K not spent yet	$250K	$127K / $14K
DCCC $13K not spent yet	$73K	$45K / $14K
DSCC $40K not spent yet	$73K	$30K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$259K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$193K	✓ Yes
Conor Lamb	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$183K	Unknown
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$138K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$124K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$73K	✗ No
Michael V. Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$69K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$52K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Paul DeGroot	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Joshua Bekenstein spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Joshua Bekenstein gave $3.7M 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, 72% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $534K lost).
Which super PACs did Joshua Bekenstein fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), Votevets ($600K), Republican Accountability PAC ($550K), House Majority PAC ($428K), Ab PAC ($375K).
Which candidates did Joshua Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $259K, won); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $193K, won); for Conor Lamb (Pennsylvania Senate, about $183K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.