Donor
Miguel Bezos
IndividualNot Employed · Washington
2 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Miguel Bezos gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 56% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 97% ended up on the winning side ($601K won, $19K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.0M
56% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
97%
$601K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$19K
Not spent yet
$1.4M
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| With Honor Fund, Inc. $1.3M not spent yet | $2.0M | $601K / $19K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Miguel Bezos's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Miguel Bezos's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Forrest Golden | Maine 2nd District | Supporting | $151K | ✓ Yes |
| Don Bacon | Nebraska 2nd District | Supporting | $124K | ✓ Yes |
| Mikie Sherril | New Jersey 11th District | Supporting | $115K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark E. Amodei | Nevada 2nd District (primary) | Supporting | $84K | ✓ Yes |
| Tony Gonzalez | Texas 23rd District | Supporting | $82K | ✓ Yes |
| Emily Beach | California 15th District (primary) | Supporting | $37K | Unknown |
| Jimmy Panetta | California 19th District (primary) | Supporting | $23K | ✓ Yes |
| Chrissy Houlahan | Pennsylvania 6th District | Supporting | $17K | ✓ Yes |
| Elaine G. Luria | Virginia 2nd District | Supporting | $9K | ✗ No |
| Pat Ryan | New York 18th District | Supporting | $7K | ✗ No |
| Francis Conole | New York 22nd District | Supporting | $3K | ✗ No |
| Jason Crow | Colorado 6th District | Supporting | $3K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Miguel Bezos spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Miguel Bezos gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 56% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 97% ended up on the winning side ($601K won, $19K lost).
- Which super PACs did Miguel Bezos fund in 2022?
- With Honor Fund, Inc. ($2.0M).
- Which candidates did Miguel Bezos's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Jared Forrest Golden (Maine 2nd District, about $151K, won); for Don Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $124K, won); for Mikie Sherril (New Jersey 11th District, about $115K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.