Which super PACs did Michael Sacks fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($625K), House Majority PAC ($200K), DSCC ($310).

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

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $76K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $46K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $44K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Sacks

Individual

Executive, Gcm Grosvenor · Illinois

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

Backed winners

Michael Sacks gave $825K 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, 77% were on the winning side ($344K won, $105K lost). $7K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$825K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

77%

$449K scored (54% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$105K

Not allocated or result unknown

$377K

$370K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $7K 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 $329K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$625K	$220K / $70K
House Majority PAC $41K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$123K / $35K
DSCC $260 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$310	$45 / $4

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$76K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$44K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$16K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$8K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$6K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$6K	Unknown
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$5K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Sacks spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Michael Sacks gave $825K 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, 77% were on the winning side ($344K won, $105K lost). $7K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Sacks fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($625K), House Majority PAC ($200K), DSCC ($310).
Which candidates did Michael Sacks's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $76K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $46K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $44K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.