Donor
Ab PAC
Another PACDC
2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Ab PAC gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 17% ended up on the winning side ($279K won, $1.4M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.8M
99% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
17%
$279K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$1.4M
Not spent yet
$200K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save America Fund $20K not spent yet | $1.2M | $0 / $1.2M | |
| Votevets $176K not spent yet | $635K | $279K / $176K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Ab PAC's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Ab PAC's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $1.1M | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $164K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $84K | ✗ No |
| Michael V. Lawler | New York 17th District | Attacking | $73K | ✗ No |
| Paul DeGroot | New Jersey 11th District | Attacking | $41K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $26K | ✗ No |
| Colin J. Schmitt | New York 18th District | Attacking | $19K | ✗ No |
| Shri Thanedar | Michigan 13th District (primary) | Attacking | $15K | ✗ No |
| Tiffany Smiley | Washington Senate | Attacking | $15K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Barrett | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Pat Ryan | New York 18th District | Supporting | $10K | ✗ No |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $10K | ✓ Yes |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Ab PAC spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Ab PAC gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 17% ended up on the winning side ($279K won, $1.4M lost).
- Which super PACs did Ab PAC fund in 2022?
- Save America Fund ($1.2M), Votevets ($635K).
- Which candidates did Ab PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $1.1M, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $164K, won); for Tim Ryan (Ohio Senate, about $84K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.