Which super PACs did Jan Koum fund in 2022?

United Democracy Project ($2.0M), Rjc Victory Fund ($1.4M).

Which candidates did Jan Koum's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $786K, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $311K, lost); against Donna Edwards (Maryland 4th District, about $237K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jan Koum

Individual

Retired, Retired · California

4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Jan Koum gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 64% 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, 28% were on the winning side ($608K won, $1.6M lost). $535K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

64% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

28%

$2.2M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$611K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $535K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
United Democracy Project $548K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$608K / $308K
Rjc Victory Fund $62K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.4M		$0 / $1.3M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$786K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$311K	✗ No
Donna Edwards	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$237K	Unknown
Haley Stevens	Michigan 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$216K	✓ Yes
Matt Cartwright	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$190K	✗ No
Adam Hollier	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Supporting	$152K	Unknown
Valerie P. Foushee	North Carolina 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$118K	✓ Yes
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$117K	✓ Yes
Summer Lee	Pennsylvania 12th District (primary)	Attacking	$113K	✗ No
Glenn F. Ivey	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$96K	✓ Yes
Shri Thanedar	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$79K	✗ No
Jessica Cisneros	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$79K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jan Koum spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Jan Koum gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 64% 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, 28% were on the winning side ($608K won, $1.6M lost). $535K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jan Koum fund in 2022?: United Democracy Project ($2.0M), Rjc Victory Fund ($1.4M).
Which candidates did Jan Koum's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $786K, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $311K, lost); against Donna Edwards (Maryland 4th District, about $237K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.