Which super PACs did Steven Spielberg fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.8M), House Majority PAC ($125K), Planned Parenthood Votes ($125K), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Steven Spielberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $295K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $169K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $160K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Steven Spielberg

Individual

Director/Producer, Amblin Partners · California

6 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Steven Spielberg gave $2.0M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($932K won, $276K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$932K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$276K

Not spent yet

$829K

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 $701K not spent yet	$1.8M	$801K / $248K
House Majority PAC $22K not spent yet	$125K	$80K / $23K
Planned Parenthood Votes $85K not spent yet	$125K	$36K / $3K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$295K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$169K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$160K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$160K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$73K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$67K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$31K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$25K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Steven Spielberg spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Steven Spielberg gave $2.0M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($932K won, $276K lost).
Which super PACs did Steven Spielberg fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.8M), House Majority PAC ($125K), Planned Parenthood Votes ($125K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Steven Spielberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $295K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $169K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $160K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.