Which super PACs did Bernie Marcus fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M), 34n22, Inc. ($2.3M), USA Freedom Fund ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.7M), United Democracy Project ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Bernie Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $2.2M, lost); for Eric Greitens (Missouri Senate, about $989K, unknown); against Michael Gibbons (Ohio Senate, about $806K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Bernie Marcus

Individual

Philanthropist, Home Depot co-founder · Georgia

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

Mixed

Bernie Marcus gave $12M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 83% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($3.6M won, $5.5M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$12M

83% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

40%

$3.6M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$5.5M

Not spent yet

$3.2M

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 Leadership Fund $568K not spent yet	$4.0M	$1.4M / $2.0M
34n22, Inc. $477K not spent yet	$2.3M	$57K / $1.7M
USA Freedom Fund	$2.0M	$1.0M / $536K
Congressional Leadership Fund $192K not spent yet	$1.7M	$571K / $912K
United Democracy Project $273K not spent yet	$1.0M	$438K / $154K
Missouri First Action, Inc. $11K not spent yet	$1.0M	$0 / $0
Florida First Project $47K not spent yet	$250K	$93K / $110K
Honor Pennsylvania $7K not spent yet	$100K	$3K / $71K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$2.2M	✗ No
Eric Greitens	Missouri Senate (primary)	Supporting	$989K	Unknown
Michael Gibbons	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$806K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$664K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$531K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$454K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$411K	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$364K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$357K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$349K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$237K	Unknown
Joshua a. Mandel	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$220K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Bernie Marcus spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Bernie Marcus gave $12M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 83% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($3.6M won, $5.5M lost).
Which super PACs did Bernie Marcus fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($4.0M), 34n22, Inc. ($2.3M), USA Freedom Fund ($2.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.7M), United Democracy Project ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Bernie Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $2.2M, lost); for Eric Greitens (Missouri Senate, about $989K, unknown); against Michael Gibbons (Ohio Senate, about $806K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.