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James Batmasian

Individual

Owner, Investments Limited · Florida

7 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

James Batmasian gave $837K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 41% were on the winning side ($273K won, $388K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$837K

97% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

41%

$661K scored (79% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$388K

Not allocated or result unknown

$175K

$166K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Leadership Fund

$125K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$750K
$261K / $364K
NRSC

$32K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$37K
$1K / $3K
34n22, Inc.

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$20K
$471 / $14K
Save Missouri Values

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$20K
$10K / $0
Fund for a Working Congress

$658 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$0 / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates James Batmasian's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by James Batmasian's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateAttacking$128K✗ No
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateAttacking$121K✗ No
Cheri BeasleyNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$98K✓ Yes
Tim RyanOhio SenateAttacking$83K✓ Yes
Mandela BarnesWisconsin SenateAttacking$67K✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateAttacking$66K✗ No
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateSupporting$24K✗ No
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateSupporting$24K✗ No
Maggie HassanNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$18K✗ No
Kelly C. TshibakaAlaska SenateAttacking$16K✓ Yes
Vicky J HartzlerMissouri Senate (primary)Attacking$7KUnknown
Josh BrecheenOklahoma 2nd DistrictAttacking$6K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Batmasian spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
James Batmasian gave $837K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 41% were on the winning side ($273K won, $388K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did James Batmasian fund in 2022?
Senate Leadership Fund ($750K), NRSC ($37K), 34n22, Inc. ($20K), Save Missouri Values ($20K), Fund for a Working Congress ($10K).
Which candidates did James Batmasian's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $128K, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $121K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $98K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.