Which super PACs did Thomas Peterffy fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.0M), American Leadership Action ($1.5M), Connecticut Patriots PAC ($500K), Our American Century ($300K), Saving Arizona PAC ($300K).

Which candidates did Thomas Peterffy's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.0M, lost); against Blumenthal (Connecticut Senate, about $457K, lost); against Dave Mccormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $267K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Thomas Peterffy

Individual

Executive, Interactive Brokers Group · Florida

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

Loser

Thomas Peterffy gave $7.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 33% ended up on the winning side ($2.2M won, $4.5M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$7.6M

94% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

33%

$2.2M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4.5M

Not spent yet

$897K

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 $565K not spent yet	$5.0M	$1.7M / $2.7M
American Leadership Action $162K not spent yet	$1.5M	$333K / $1.0M
Connecticut Patriots PAC $41K not spent yet	$500K	$2K / $457K
Our American Century	$300K	$63K / $237K
Saving Arizona PAC $57K not spent yet	$300K	$116K / $127K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
Blumenthal	Connecticut Senate	Attacking	$457K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$267K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$211K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$169K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$157K	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$147K	✓ Yes
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Adam Gray	California 13th District	Attacking	$129K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$128K	✗ No
Frank J. Mrvan	Indiana 1st District	Attacking	$124K	✗ No
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Attacking	$120K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Peterffy spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Peterffy gave $7.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 33% ended up on the winning side ($2.2M won, $4.5M lost).
Which super PACs did Thomas Peterffy fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($5.0M), American Leadership Action ($1.5M), Connecticut Patriots PAC ($500K), Our American Century ($300K), Saving Arizona PAC ($300K).
Which candidates did Thomas Peterffy's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.0M, lost); against Blumenthal (Connecticut Senate, about $457K, lost); against Dave Mccormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $267K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.