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Lisa Primus

Individual

Not-Employed, Not-Employed · New York

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

Backed winners

Lisa Primus gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 76% were on the winning side ($350K won, $111K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

76%

$460K scored (43% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$111K

Not allocated or result unknown

$621K

$613K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $8K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Lcv Victory Fund

$164K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$375K
$184K / $20K
Republican Accountability PAC

$248K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$370K
$59K / $63K
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$171K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$300K
$102K / $27K
DSCC

$31K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$37K
$5K / $509

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Lisa Primus's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Lisa Primus's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$93K✓ Yes
JD VanceOhio SenateAttacking$75K✗ No
Joe O'DeaColorado SenateAttacking$44K✓ Yes
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateAttacking$39K✓ Yes
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateSupporting$33K✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateAttacking$24K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateSupporting$19K✓ Yes
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateSupporting$17K✓ Yes
Tim RyanOhio SenateSupporting$14K✗ No
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$13K✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateSupporting$11K✓ Yes
Mandela BarnesWisconsin SenateSupporting$10K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Lisa Primus spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Lisa Primus gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 76% were on the winning side ($350K won, $111K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Lisa Primus fund in 2022?
Lcv Victory Fund ($375K), Republican Accountability PAC ($370K), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($300K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Lisa Primus's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $93K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $75K, lost); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $44K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.