Which super PACs did Eric Laufer fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($413K), House Majority PAC ($375K), Lcv Victory Fund ($275K), Somos PAC ($275K), Black PAC ($275K).

Which candidates did Eric Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $132K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $129K, won); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $97K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Eric Laufer

Individual

Engineer, Laufer Wind Group · New York

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

Winner

Eric Laufer gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 83% ended up on the winning side ($1.0M won, $211K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

83%

$1.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$211K

Not spent yet

$696K

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 Majority PAC $165K not spent yet	$413K	$189K / $59K
House Majority PAC $65K not spent yet	$375K	$240K / $68K
Lcv Victory Fund $114K not spent yet	$275K	$140K / $15K
Somos PAC $74K not spent yet	$275K	$158K / $43K
Black PAC $112K not spent yet	$275K	$156K / $5K
Planned Parenthood Votes $102K not spent yet	$150K	$44K / $4K
DSCC $40K not spent yet	$73K	$30K / $3K
DCCC $13K not spent yet	$73K	$45K / $14K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$132K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$129K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$97K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$82K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$73K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$71K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Eric Laufer spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Eric Laufer gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 83% ended up on the winning side ($1.0M won, $211K lost).
Which super PACs did Eric Laufer fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($413K), House Majority PAC ($375K), Lcv Victory Fund ($275K), Somos PAC ($275K), Black PAC ($275K).
Which candidates did Eric Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $132K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $129K, won); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $97K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.