Which super PACs did Paul Sagan fund in 2022?

Ab PAC ($675K), Lcv Victory Fund ($50K).

Which candidates did Paul Sagan's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $67K, won); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $6K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $6K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Paul Sagan

Individual

Managing Partner, General Catalyst Partners · Massachusetts

5 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Paul Sagan gave $725K 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, 97% ended up on the winning side ($96K won, $3K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$725K

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

97%

$96K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3K

Not spent yet

$626K

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
Ab PAC $604K not spent yet	$675K		$71K / $0
Lcv Victory Fund $21K not spent yet	$50K		$25K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$67K	✓ Yes
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$6K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$6K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$2K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$1K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$1K	✓ Yes
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$1K	✓ Yes
Donna F Edwards	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$572	Unknown
Brian Maryott	California 49th District	Attacking	$546	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Paul Sagan spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Paul Sagan gave $725K 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, 97% ended up on the winning side ($96K won, $3K lost).
Which super PACs did Paul Sagan fund in 2022?: Ab PAC ($675K), Lcv Victory Fund ($50K).
Which candidates did Paul Sagan's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $67K, won); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $6K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $6K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.