Which super PACs did Koch Industries fund in 2022?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($20M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.7M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($75K), Heartland Resurgence ($25K).

Which candidates did Koch Industries's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $3.1M, lost); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.4M, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $2.3M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Koch Industries

Company

Kansas

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

Mixed results

Koch Industries gave $25M 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, 49% were on the winning side ($10M won, $11M lost). $251K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$25M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

49%

$21M scored (83% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$11M

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.3M

$4.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $251K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company giving straight from its treasury, which super PACs may accept. 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
Americans for Prosperity Action $3.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$20M	$8.6M / $8.0M
Senate Leadership Fund $451K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.7M	$940K / $1.3M
Congressional Leadership Fund $326K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$812K / $1.3M
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $56K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$75K	$12K / $6K
Heartland Resurgence $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$5K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$3.1M	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$2.4M	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$2.3M	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Eric Schmitt	Missouri Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.2M	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$810K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$767K	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$702K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$617K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$442K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$297K	✓ Yes
Nick Begich	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$294K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Koch Industries spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Koch Industries gave $25M 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, 49% were on the winning side ($10M won, $11M lost). $251K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Koch Industries fund in 2022?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($20M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.7M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($75K), Heartland Resurgence ($25K).
Which candidates did Koch Industries's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $3.1M, lost); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.4M, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $2.3M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.