Which super PACs did Michael Bloomberg fund in 2022?

House Majority PAC ($22M), Lcv Victory Fund ($7.9M), Women Vote! ($6.1M), Independence USA PAC ($2.1M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Michael Bloomberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $1.4M, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $947K, won); for Lucy McBath (Georgia 7th District, about $944K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Bloomberg

Individual

Founder, Bloomberg LP · New York

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

Backed winners

Michael Bloomberg gave $40M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 81% were on the winning side ($23M won, $5.5M lost). $590K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$40M

99% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

81%

$28M scored (71% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$5.5M

Not allocated or result unknown

$11M

$11M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $590K 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
House Majority PAC $4.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$22M	$14M / $3.9M
Lcv Victory Fund $3.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$7.9M	$3.9M / $419K
Women Vote! $843K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6.1M	$4.0M / $996K
Independence USA PAC $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.1M	$944K / $0
Planned Parenthood Votes $755K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$225K / $19K
Center Forward Committee $47K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$268K / $153K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$947K	✓ Yes
Lucy McBath	Georgia 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$944K	✓ Yes
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$931K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$713K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$670K	✓ Yes
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$629K	✓ Yes
Tyler Kistner	Minnesota 2nd District	Attacking	$625K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$600K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$589K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$581K	✓ Yes
Jeremy Shaffer	Pennsylvania 17th District	Attacking	$552K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Bloomberg spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Michael Bloomberg gave $40M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 81% were on the winning side ($23M won, $5.5M lost). $590K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Bloomberg fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($22M), Lcv Victory Fund ($7.9M), Women Vote! ($6.1M), Independence USA PAC ($2.1M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Michael Bloomberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $1.4M, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $947K, won); for Lucy McBath (Georgia 7th District, about $944K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.