Which super PACs did Mellody Hobson fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.3M), Ab PAC ($500K), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Mellody Hobson's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $153K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $93K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $89K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Mellody Hobson

Individual

President, Ariel Investments, LLC · Illinois

6 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Mellody Hobson gave $1.8M 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, 78% were on the winning side ($487K won, $141K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

78%

$627K scored (35% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$141K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.2M

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $11K 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
Senate Majority PAC $658K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$441K / $140K
Ab PAC $460K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$40K / $0
DSCC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$5K / $509

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$153K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$93K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$89K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$72K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$41K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$32K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$17K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$11K	Unknown
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$11K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Mellody Hobson spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Mellody Hobson gave $1.8M 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, 78% were on the winning side ($487K won, $141K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Mellody Hobson fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.3M), Ab PAC ($500K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Mellody Hobson's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $153K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $93K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $89K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.