Which super PACs did Ken Griffin fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($27M), Senate Leadership Fund ($22M), Honor Pennsylvania ($8.8M), American Patriots PAC ($2.3M), Illinois Values PAC ($1.5M).

Which candidates did Ken Griffin's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $6.2M, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $3.7M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3.5M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ken Griffin

Individual

CEO, Citadel · Illinois

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

Mixed

Ken Griffin gave $65M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 84% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 37% ended up on the winning side ($20M won, $34M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$65M

84% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

37%

$20M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$34M

Not spent yet

$11M

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
Congressional Leadership Fund $3.0M not spent yet	$27M	$9.1M / $14M
Senate Leadership Fund $3.1M not spent yet	$22M	$7.9M / $11M
Honor Pennsylvania $595K not spent yet	$8.8M	$271K / $6.2M
American Patriots PAC $974K not spent yet	$2.3M	$844K / $128K
Illinois Values PAC $72K not spent yet	$1.5M	$0 / $1.4M
Wfw Action Fund Inc $331K not spent yet	$1.5M	$208K / $491K
Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) $111K not spent yet	$1.5M	$1.4M / $0
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $180K not spent yet	$250K	$45K / $24K
Alabama Conservatives Fund $34K not spent yet	$250K	$216K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$6.2M	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$3.7M	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$3.5M	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$2.9M	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$2.5M	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$2.0M	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$2.0M	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.7M	Unknown
Mary Miller	Illinois 15th District (primary)	Attacking	$1.4M	✗ No
Lisa Murkowski	Alaska Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$911K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ken Griffin spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Ken Griffin gave $65M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 84% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 37% ended up on the winning side ($20M won, $34M lost).
Which super PACs did Ken Griffin fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($27M), Senate Leadership Fund ($22M), Honor Pennsylvania ($8.8M), American Patriots PAC ($2.3M), Illinois Values PAC ($1.5M).
Which candidates did Ken Griffin's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $6.2M, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $3.7M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3.5M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.