Which super PACs did David Trone fund in 2022?

House Majority PAC ($555K), Votevets ($100K), Penn Progress, Inc. ($50K), DCCC ($37K), Senate Majority PAC ($20K).

Which candidates did David Trone's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Conor Lamb (Pennsylvania Senate, about $37K, unknown); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $26K, won); against Mark Robertson (Nevada 1st District, about $18K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

David Trone

Individual

Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives · Maryland

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

Winner

David Trone gave $762K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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 ($431K won, $138K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$762K

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

76%

$431K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$138K

Not spent yet

$192K

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
House Majority PAC $96K not spent yet	$555K	$355K / $101K
Votevets $28K not spent yet	$100K	$44K / $28K
Penn Progress, Inc. $13K not spent yet	$50K	$0 / $0
DCCC $7K not spent yet	$37K	$23K / $7K
Senate Majority PAC $8K not spent yet	$20K	$9K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Conor Lamb	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$37K	Unknown
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Jeremy Shaffer	Pennsylvania 17th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
David G. Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Tyler Kistner	Minnesota 2nd District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Bruce Poliquin	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did David Trone spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: David Trone gave $762K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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 ($431K won, $138K lost).
Which super PACs did David Trone fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($555K), Votevets ($100K), Penn Progress, Inc. ($50K), DCCC ($37K), Senate Majority PAC ($20K).
Which candidates did David Trone's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Conor Lamb (Pennsylvania Senate, about $37K, unknown); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $26K, won); against Mark Robertson (Nevada 1st District, about $18K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.