Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($937K), Senate Leadership Fund ($650K).

Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $108K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $102K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $86K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Nau III

Individual

President and CEO, Silver Eagle Distributors · Texas

4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

John Nau III gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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 ($548K won, $827K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

40%

$548K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$827K

Not spent yet

$212K

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Congressional Leadership Fund $106K not spent yet	$937K		$315K / $503K
Senate Leadership Fund $92K not spent yet	$650K		$233K / $325K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$108K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$102K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$86K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$59K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$58K	✗ No
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$32K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Adam Gray	California 13th District	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Nau III spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: John Nau III gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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 ($548K won, $827K lost).
Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($937K), Senate Leadership Fund ($650K).
Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $108K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $102K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $86K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.