Which super PACs did Jonathan Lavine fund in 2022?

House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($73K), DCCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Jonathan Lavine's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $80K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $54K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $53K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Jonathan Lavine

Individual

Partner, Bain Capital · Massachusetts

5 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Jonathan Lavine gave $1.6M 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, 78% ended up on the winning side ($921K won, $263K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

78%

$921K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$263K

Not spent yet

$426K

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
House Majority PAC $173K not spent yet	$1.0M	$640K / $182K
Senate Majority PAC $200K not spent yet	$500K	$229K / $71K
DSCC $40K not spent yet	$73K	$30K / $3K
DCCC $7K not spent yet	$37K	$23K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$80K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$54K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$53K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Jeremy Shaffer	Pennsylvania 17th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
David G. Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$25K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jonathan Lavine spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Jonathan Lavine gave $1.6M 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, 78% ended up on the winning side ($921K won, $263K lost).
Which super PACs did Jonathan Lavine fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($73K), DCCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Jonathan Lavine's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $80K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $54K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $53K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.