Which super PACs did Walter Buckley Jr. fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($6.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), American Leadership Action ($2.5M), Honor Pennsylvania ($2.3M), Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($1.2M).

Which candidates did Walter Buckley Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.7M, lost); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.6M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $947K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Walter Buckley Jr.

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

29 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Walter Buckley Jr. gave $17M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 83% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 36% ended up on the winning side ($5.1M won, $9.1M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$17M

83% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

36%

$5.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$9.1M

Not spent yet

$2.6M

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 Leadership Fund $852K not spent yet	$6.0M	$2.2M / $3.0M
Congressional Leadership Fund $452K not spent yet	$4.0M	$1.3M / $2.1M
American Leadership Action $276K not spent yet	$2.5M	$566K / $1.7M
Honor Pennsylvania $152K not spent yet	$2.3M	$69K / $1.6M
Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) $223K not spent yet	$1.2M	$977K / $0
Evergreen Principles PAC $86K not spent yet	$700K	$0 / $614K
National Victory Action Fund $13K not spent yet	$50K	$23K / $7K
NRSC $24K not spent yet	$37K	$3K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$2.7M	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.6M	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$947K	✗ No
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$898K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$799K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$681K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$547K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$537K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$455K	✓ Yes
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Attacking	$441K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$436K	Unknown
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$194K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Walter Buckley Jr. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Walter Buckley Jr. gave $17M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 83% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 36% ended up on the winning side ($5.1M won, $9.1M lost).
Which super PACs did Walter Buckley Jr. fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($6.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), American Leadership Action ($2.5M), Honor Pennsylvania ($2.3M), Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($1.2M).
Which candidates did Walter Buckley Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.7M, lost); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.6M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $947K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.