Which super PACs did John David Kelsey fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($750K), Connecticut Patriots PAC ($15K).

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

against Susie Lee (Nevada 3rd District, about $31K, lost); against Dina Titus (Nevada 1st District, about $25K, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $23K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John David Kelsey

Individual

Investment Manager, Hamilton Point Investments · Connecticut

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

Mixed results

John David Kelsey gave $765K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 37% were on the winning side ($244K won, $408K lost). $14K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$765K

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

37%

$652K scored (85% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$408K

Not allocated or result unknown

$113K

$99K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $14K 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $98K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750K		$244K / $394K
Connecticut Patriots PAC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$15K		$69 / $14K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Adam Gray	California 13th District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Frank J. Mrvan	Indiana 1st District	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Rudy Salas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Mike Levin	California 49th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Eric Sorensen	Illinois 17th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Kim Schrier	Washington 8th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John David Kelsey spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: John David Kelsey gave $765K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 37% were on the winning side ($244K won, $408K lost). $14K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John David Kelsey fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($750K), Connecticut Patriots PAC ($15K).
Which candidates did John David Kelsey's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Susie Lee (Nevada 3rd District, about $31K, lost); against Dina Titus (Nevada 1st District, about $25K, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $23K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.