Donor
Marilyn Simons
IndividualPresident, The Simons Foundation · New York
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Marilyn Simons gave $3.0M 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, 76% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $433K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$3.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
76%
$1.4M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$433K
Not spent yet
$1.2M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Majority PAC $1.2M not spent yet | $3.0M | $1.4M / $426K | |
| DCCC $7K not spent yet | $37K | $23K / $7K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Marilyn Simons's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marilyn Simons's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $464K | ✓ Yes |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $280K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate (primary) | Attacking | $270K | ✗ No |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $267K | ✓ Yes |
| Ted Budd | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $124K | ✗ No |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $116K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $94K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $51K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate (primary) | Supporting | $41K | ✓ Yes |
| Chuck Morse | New Hampshire Senate (primary) | Attacking | $35K | ✓ Yes |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $26K | ✗ No |
| Maggie Hassan | New Hampshire Senate | Supporting | $13K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Marilyn Simons spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Marilyn Simons gave $3.0M 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, 76% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $433K lost).
- Which super PACs did Marilyn Simons fund in 2022?
- Senate Majority PAC ($3.0M), DCCC ($37K).
- Which candidates did Marilyn Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $464K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $280K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $270K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.