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Michael Sonnenfeldt

Individual

Investor, Self-Employed · New York

15 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Michael Sonnenfeldt gave $1.4M 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, 81% were on the winning side ($421K won, $98K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

81%

$519K scored (37% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$98K

Not allocated or result unknown

$881K

$871K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9K 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
Senate Majority PAC

$237K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$450K
$159K / $50K
Ab PAC

$414K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$450K
$36K / $0
House Majority PAC

$41K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$123K / $35K
Lcv Victory Fund

$77K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$175K
$86K / $9K
314 Action Fund

$44K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$5K / $550
DCCC

$27K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$37K
$7K / $2K
DSCC

$31K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$37K
$5K / $509
Moveon.Org Political Action

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$16 / $68

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Michael Sonnenfeldt's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Michael Sonnenfeldt's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$57K✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateAttacking$38K✓ Yes
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateAttacking$36K✓ Yes
Blake MastersArizona SenateAttacking$34K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateAttacking$26K✗ No
Joe O'DeaColorado SenateAttacking$21K✓ Yes
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$17K✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateSupporting$17K✓ Yes
Ted BuddNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$15K✗ No
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateSupporting$12K✓ Yes
Mark KellyArizona SenateSupporting$10K✓ Yes
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateSupporting$10K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Sonnenfeldt spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Michael Sonnenfeldt gave $1.4M 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, 81% were on the winning side ($421K won, $98K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Sonnenfeldt fund in 2022?
Senate Majority PAC ($450K), Ab PAC ($450K), House Majority PAC ($200K), Lcv Victory Fund ($175K), 314 Action Fund ($50K).
Which candidates did Michael Sonnenfeldt's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $57K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $38K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $36K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.