Which super PACs did Kathryn Murdoch fund in 2022?

Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) ($250K), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Kathryn Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Lisa Murkowski (Alaska Senate, about $134K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $130K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $104K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Kathryn Murdoch

Individual

President, Quadrivium · New York

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

Backed winners

Kathryn Murdoch gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 73% 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, 71% were on the winning side ($549K won, $226K lost). $7K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

73% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

71%

$775K scored (43% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$226K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.0M

$1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $7K 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
Republican Accountability PAC $669K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$159K / $170K
Senate Majority PAC $263K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$176K / $56K
Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) $41K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$209K / $0
DSCC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$5K / $509

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Lisa Murkowski	Alaska Senate (primary)	Supporting	$134K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$130K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$104K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
Lisa Murkowski	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$74K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$73K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$39K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kathryn Murdoch spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Kathryn Murdoch gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 73% 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, 71% were on the winning side ($549K won, $226K lost). $7K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Kathryn Murdoch fund in 2022?: Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) ($250K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Kathryn Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Lisa Murkowski (Alaska Senate, about $134K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $130K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $104K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.