Donor
Nea Advocacy Fund
Another PACDC
11 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Nea Advocacy Fund gave $4.8M 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 ($2.2M won, $608K lost). $35K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$4.8M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
78%
$2.8M scored (59% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$608K
Not allocated or result unknown
$2.0M
$1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $35K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Majority PAC $428K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2.1M | $1.3M / $368K | |
| Senate Majority PAC $947K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.8M | $635K / $202K | |
| Workers Vote $387K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $450K | $63K / $127 | |
| Black PAC $111K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $200K | $85K / $3K | |
| Family Friendly Action PAC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $49K / $20K | |
| Women Vote! $14K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $65K / $16K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $227K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $139K | ✓ Yes |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $133K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $114K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $99K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $95K | ✓ Yes |
| Ted Budd | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $68K | ✗ No |
| Mark Robertson | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $63K | ✓ Yes |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $55K | ✓ Yes |
| Yesli I. Vega | Virginia 7th District | Attacking | $54K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $54K | ✓ Yes |
| Karoline Leavitt | New Hampshire 1st District | Attacking | $53K | ✓ Yes |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Nea Advocacy Fund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Nea Advocacy Fund gave $4.8M 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 ($2.2M won, $608K lost). $35K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Nea Advocacy Fund fund in 2022?
- House Majority PAC ($2.1M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.8M), Workers Vote ($450K), Black PAC ($200K), Family Friendly Action PAC ($100K).
- Which candidates did Nea Advocacy Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $227K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $139K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $133K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.