Which super PACs did Jeff Yass fund in 2022?

Club for Growth Action ($20M), School Freedom Fund ($15M), Crypto Freedom PAC ($4.9M), Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($4.5M), American Leadership Action ($3.5M).

Which candidates did Jeff Yass's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Evan McMullin (Utah Senate, about $3.7M, won); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $2.9M, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jeff Yass

Individual

Managing Director, Susquehanna International Group · Pennsylvania

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

Mixed

Jeff Yass gave $48M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 59% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 62% ended up on the winning side ($20M won, $12M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$48M

59% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

62%

$20M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$12M

Not spent yet

$17M

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
Club for Growth Action $3.4M not spent yet	$20M	$7.8M / $7.6M
School Freedom Fund $5.4M not spent yet	$15M	$5.3M / $636K
Crypto Freedom PAC $230K not spent yet	$4.9M	$4.4M / $354K
Protect Freedom Political Action Committee $650K not spent yet	$4.5M	$1.4M / $807K
American Leadership Action $379K not spent yet	$3.5M	$776K / $2.3M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Evan McMullin	Utah Senate	Attacking	$3.7M	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$2.9M	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$2.3M	✗ No
Patrick Lloyd Mccrory	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$2.2M	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$1.8M	✗ No
Josh Brecheen	Oklahoma 2nd District	Supporting	$1.8M	✓ Yes
Jim Lamon	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Avery Frix	Oklahoma 2nd District	Attacking	$1.4M	Unknown
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Jake Evans	Georgia 6th District	Attacking	$1.1M	Unknown
Mo Brooks	Alabama Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.0M	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jeff Yass spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Jeff Yass gave $48M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 59% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 62% ended up on the winning side ($20M won, $12M lost).
Which super PACs did Jeff Yass fund in 2022?: Club for Growth Action ($20M), School Freedom Fund ($15M), Crypto Freedom PAC ($4.9M), Protect Freedom Political Action Committee ($4.5M), American Leadership Action ($3.5M).
Which candidates did Jeff Yass's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Evan McMullin (Utah Senate, about $3.7M, won); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $2.9M, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.