Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2022?

Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Shield PAC ($1.0M), DSCC ($37K).

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

against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $133K, lost); for Abigail A. Spanberger (Virginia 7th District, about $113K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $109K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Pritzker

Individual

President, Aperture Group LLC · California

6 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

John Pritzker gave $2.0M 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, 79% ended up on the winning side ($851K won, $220K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

79%

$851K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$220K

Not spent yet

$965K

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
Republican Accountability PAC $659K not spent yet	$1.0M	$166K / $175K
Shield PAC $286K not spent yet	$1.0M	$671K / $44K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Abigail A. Spanberger	Virginia 7th District	Supporting	$113K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$109K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan 7th District	Supporting	$101K	✓ Yes
Kim Schrier	Washington 8th District	Supporting	$99K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Supporting	$98K	✓ Yes
Sharice Davids	Kansas 3rd District	Supporting	$97K	✓ Yes
Chrissy Houlahan	Pennsylvania 6th District	Supporting	$60K	✓ Yes
Mikie Sherril	New Jersey 11th District	Supporting	$60K	✓ Yes
Elaine G. Luria	Virginia 2nd District	Supporting	$44K	✗ No
Angie Craig	Minnesota 2nd District	Supporting	$42K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$42K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Pritzker spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: John Pritzker gave $2.0M 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, 79% ended up on the winning side ($851K won, $220K lost).
Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2022?: Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Shield PAC ($1.0M), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did John Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $133K, lost); for Abigail A. Spanberger (Virginia 7th District, about $113K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $109K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.