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Marilyn Hayden

Individual

Retired, Retired · Arizona

48 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Marilyn Hayden gave $878K 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, 50% were on the winning side ($310K won, $307K lost). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$878K

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

50%

$617K scored (70% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$307K

Not allocated or result unknown

$261K

$245K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $16K 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
Americans for Prosperity Action

$112K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$701K
$302K / $281K
Freedomworks for America

$100K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$128K
$3K / $17K
NRCC

$28K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$40K
$4K / $8K
NRSC

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$3K
$104 / $280
Americans for Constitutional$2K
$665 / $1K
Senate Conservatives Fund

$1K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$316 / $66
The Committee to Defeat the President

$878 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$363 / $107
Club for Growth Action

$115 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$105 / $179
Congressional Leadership Fund

$65 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$162 / $263

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Marilyn Hayden's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marilyn Hayden's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateSupporting$105K✗ No
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateSupporting$83K✗ No
Ted BuddNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$81K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateSupporting$60K✓ Yes
Eric SchmittMissouri Senate (primary)Supporting$44K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin Senate (primary)Supporting$25K✓ Yes
Mandela BarnesWisconsin SenateAttacking$13K✓ Yes
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateAttacking$13K✗ No
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateAttacking$12K✗ No
Nick BegichAlaska at-large House seatSupporting$10K✗ No
Blake MastersArizona SenateSupporting$9K✗ No
Mike LeeUtah SenateSupporting$8K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marilyn Hayden spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Marilyn Hayden gave $878K 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, 50% were on the winning side ($310K won, $307K lost). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Marilyn Hayden fund in 2022?
Americans for Prosperity Action ($701K), Freedomworks for America ($128K), NRCC ($40K), NRSC ($3K), Americans for Constitutional ($2K).
Which candidates did Marilyn Hayden's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $105K, lost); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $83K, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $81K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.