Which super PACs did Diane Hendricks fund in 2022?

Wisconsin Truth PAC ($19M), Club for Growth Action ($4.5M), NRSC ($37K).

Which candidates did Diane Hendricks's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $12M, won); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $5.8M, won); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $653K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Diane Hendricks

Individual

Chairman, ABC Supply · Wisconsin

12 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Diane Hendricks gave $24M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 85% ended up on the winning side ($19M won, $3.2M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$24M

95% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

85%

$19M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.2M

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
Wisconsin Truth PAC $749K not spent yet	$19M	$17M / $1.4M
Club for Growth Action $771K not spent yet	$4.5M	$1.8M / $1.7M
NRSC $24K not spent yet	$37K	$3K / $9K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$12M	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$5.8M	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$653K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$384K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$354K	✗ No
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$274K	✗ No
Evan McMullin	Utah Senate	Attacking	$222K	✓ Yes
Patrick Lloyd Mccrory	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$196K	✓ Yes
Katie Britt	Alabama Senate (primary)	Attacking	$140K	✗ No
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$121K	✗ No
Kathy Barnette	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$114K	Unknown
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$97K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Diane Hendricks spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Diane Hendricks gave $24M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 85% ended up on the winning side ($19M won, $3.2M lost).
Which super PACs did Diane Hendricks fund in 2022?: Wisconsin Truth PAC ($19M), Club for Growth Action ($4.5M), NRSC ($37K).
Which candidates did Diane Hendricks's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $12M, won); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $5.8M, won); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $653K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.