Donor
Caryl Ratner
IndividualOwner, Joseph Ratner Co, Inc · New York
2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Caryl Ratner gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 74% ended up on the winning side ($715K won, $251K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
74%
$715K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$251K
Not spent yet
$34K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Truth PAC $32K not spent yet | $800K | $708K / $61K | |
| Morning in America PAC $3K not spent yet | $200K | $7K / $190K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Caryl Ratner's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Caryl Ratner's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $523K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate (primary) | Supporting | $246K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $64K | ✗ No |
| April Becker | Nevada 3rd District | Supporting | $40K | ✗ No |
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Attacking | $37K | ✗ No |
| Steven A. Horsford | Nevada 4th District | Attacking | $19K | ✗ No |
| Sam Peters | Nevada 4th District | Supporting | $19K | ✗ No |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $12K | ✗ No |
| Kermit Jones | California 3rd District | Attacking | $4K | ✓ Yes |
| Kevin Kiley | California 3rd District | Supporting | $4K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Caryl Ratner spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Caryl Ratner gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 74% ended up on the winning side ($715K won, $251K lost).
- Which super PACs did Caryl Ratner fund in 2022?
- Wisconsin Truth PAC ($800K), Morning in America PAC ($200K).
- Which candidates did Caryl Ratner's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $523K, won); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $246K, won); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $64K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.