Which super PACs did James Simons fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($11M), House Majority PAC ($6.5M), DCCC ($73K), DSCC ($37K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($145).

Which candidates did James Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.3M, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $776K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $740K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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James Simons

Individual

Money Manager, Renaissance Technologies · New York

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

Backed winners

James Simons gave $17M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 77% were on the winning side ($7.7M won, $2.3M lost). $135K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$17M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

77%

$10M scored (59% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$7.1M

$6.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $135K 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $5.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$11M	$3.7M / $1.2M
House Majority PAC $1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6.5M	$4.0M / $1.1M
DCCC $55K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$73K	$14K / $4K
DSCC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$5K / $517
Moveon.Org Political Action $138 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$145	$1 / $5

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$776K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$740K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$599K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$343K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$267K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$260K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$194K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$171K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$167K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$166K	✓ Yes
Jeremy Shaffer	Pennsylvania 17th District	Attacking	$162K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Simons spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: James Simons gave $17M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 77% were on the winning side ($7.7M won, $2.3M lost). $135K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did James Simons fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($11M), House Majority PAC ($6.5M), DCCC ($73K), DSCC ($37K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($145).
Which candidates did James Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.3M, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $776K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $740K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.