Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($937K), Senate Leadership Fund ($650K).

Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $105K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $99K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $84K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Nau III

Individual

President and CEO, Silver Eagle Distributors · Texas

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

Mixed results

John Nau III gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 40% were on the winning side ($531K won, $808K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

40%

$1.3M scored (84% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$808K

Not allocated or result unknown

$248K

$231K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $17K 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 $122K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$937K		$304K / $493K
Senate Leadership Fund $109K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$650K		$226K / $315K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$105K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$99K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$84K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$72K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Adam Gray	California 13th District	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Nau III spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: John Nau III gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 40% were on the winning side ($531K won, $808K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($937K), Senate Leadership Fund ($650K).
Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $105K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $99K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $84K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.