Which super PACs did Michael Sacks fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($625K), House Majority PAC ($200K), DSCC ($310).

Which candidates did Michael Sacks's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $97K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $58K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $56K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Sacks

Individual

Executive, Gcm Grosvenor · Illinois

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

Winner

Michael Sacks gave $825K 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($414K won, $125K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$825K

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$414K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$125K

Not spent yet

$286K

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
Senate Majority PAC $250K not spent yet	$625K	$286K / $89K
House Majority PAC $35K not spent yet	$200K	$128K / $36K
DSCC $171 not spent yet	$310	$127 / $12

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$97K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$58K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$56K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$24K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$11K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$9K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$7K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$6K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Sacks spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Michael Sacks gave $825K 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($414K won, $125K lost).
Which super PACs did Michael Sacks fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($625K), House Majority PAC ($200K), DSCC ($310).
Which candidates did Michael Sacks's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $97K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $58K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $56K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.