Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($750K), Honor Pennsylvania ($606K), 34n22, Inc. ($200K), Club for Growth Action ($10K), DCCC ($6K).

Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $429K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $138K, lost); for Dave Mccormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $117K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Charles Johnson

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

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

Loser

Charles Johnson gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 67% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 22% ended up on the winning side ($287K won, $992K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

67% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

22%

$287K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$992K

Not spent yet

$305K

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 $85K not spent yet	$750K	$252K / $402K
Honor Pennsylvania $41K not spent yet	$606K	$19K / $429K
34n22, Inc. $42K not spent yet	$200K	$5K / $153K
Club for Growth Action $2K not spent yet	$10K	$4K / $4K
DCCC $1K not spent yet	$6K	$4K / $1K
NRSC $3K not spent yet	$4K	$370 / $998
DSCC $2K not spent yet	$3K	$1K / $121
NRCC	$2K	$657 / $1K
End Citizens United $409 not spent yet	$1K	$507 / $184
The Committee to Defeat the President	$550	$242 / $72
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund	$500	$73 / $413
Giffords PAC	$200	$200 / $0
Senate Majority PAC $29 not spent yet	$72	$33 / $10
Edf Action Votes $3 not spent yet	$10	$7 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$429K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$138K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$117K	Unknown
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$32K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$20K	✗ No
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Adam Gray	California 13th District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Kathy Barnette	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Frank J. Mrvan	Indiana 1st District	Attacking	$19K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Charles Johnson spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Charles Johnson gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 67% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 22% ended up on the winning side ($287K won, $992K lost).
Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($750K), Honor Pennsylvania ($606K), 34n22, Inc. ($200K), Club for Growth Action ($10K), DCCC ($6K).
Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $429K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $138K, lost); for Dave Mccormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $117K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.