Which super PACs did Deborah Simon fund in 2022?

Ab PAC ($5.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($3.8M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($2.0M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Mainstream Democrats PAC ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Deborah Simon's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $961K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $630K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $406K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Deborah Simon

Individual

Retired, Self Employed · Indiana

44 gifts to 11 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Deborah Simon gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 81% ended up on the winning side ($4.7M won, $1.1M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

97% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

81%

$4.7M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not spent yet

$8.4M

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
Ab PAC $4.5M not spent yet	$5.0M	$525K / $0
Senate Majority PAC $1.5M not spent yet	$3.8M	$1.7M / $532K
Planned Parenthood Votes $1.4M not spent yet	$2.0M	$583K / $50K
House Majority PAC $173K not spent yet	$1.0M	$640K / $182K
Mainstream Democrats PAC $232K not spent yet	$1.0M	$406K / $178K
Shield PAC $286K not spent yet	$1.0M	$671K / $44K
Votevets $69K not spent yet	$250K	$110K / $69K
DSCC $30K not spent yet	$54K	$22K / $2K
End Citizens United $20K not spent yet	$53K	$24K / $9K
Penn Progress, Inc. $13K not spent yet	$50K	$0 / $0
DCCC $7K not spent yet	$38K	$24K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$961K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$630K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$406K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$395K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$368K	✗ No
Henry Cuellar	Texas 28th District	Supporting	$235K	✓ Yes
Kurt Schrader	Oregon 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$184K	Unknown
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$161K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$148K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$125K	✓ Yes
Abigail A. Spanberger	Virginia 7th District	Supporting	$114K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$110K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Deborah Simon spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Deborah Simon gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 81% ended up on the winning side ($4.7M won, $1.1M lost).
Which super PACs did Deborah Simon fund in 2022?: Ab PAC ($5.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($3.8M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($2.0M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Mainstream Democrats PAC ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Deborah Simon's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $961K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $630K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $406K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.