Which super PACs did Marlene Ricketts fund in 2022?

Esafund ($2.2M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K), Ohio Leads ($500K), NRSC ($73K).

Which candidates did Marlene Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Patty Murray (Washington Senate, about $862K, lost); for Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $622K, lost); against Hillary Scholten (Michigan 3rd District, about $516K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Marlene Ricketts

Individual

Retired, Ricketts family (TD Ameritrade) · Nebraska

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

Loser

Marlene Ricketts gave $3.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 13% ended up on the winning side ($432K won, $2.8M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.8M

90% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

13%

$432K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.8M

Not spent yet

$559K

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
Esafund $153K not spent yet	$2.2M	$0 / $2.0M
Senate Leadership Fund $71K not spent yet	$500K	$179K / $250K
Congressional Leadership Fund $56K not spent yet	$500K	$168K / $268K
Ohio Leads $33K not spent yet	$500K	$77K / $238K
NRSC $48K not spent yet	$73K	$7K / $18K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Attacking	$862K	✗ No
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Supporting	$622K	✗ No
Hillary Scholten	Michigan 3rd District	Attacking	$516K	✗ No
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$238K	✗ No
Jane Timken	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$151K	Unknown
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$96K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$71K	✓ Yes
Mike Gibbons	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$70K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$47K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marlene Ricketts spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Marlene Ricketts gave $3.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 13% ended up on the winning side ($432K won, $2.8M lost).
Which super PACs did Marlene Ricketts fund in 2022?: Esafund ($2.2M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K), Ohio Leads ($500K), NRSC ($73K).
Which candidates did Marlene Ricketts's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Patty Murray (Washington Senate, about $862K, lost); for Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $622K, lost); against Hillary Scholten (Michigan 3rd District, about $516K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.