Which super PACs did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc fund in 2022?

Saving Arizona PAC ($3.0M), Defend US PAC ($250K), American Jobs and Growth PAC ($75K).

Which candidates did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $820K, lost); against Jim Lamon (Arizona Senate, about $284K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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American Exceptionalism Institute Inc

Company / nonprofit

Virginia

3 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

American Exceptionalism Institute Inc gave $3.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 87% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 49% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.3M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.3M

87% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

49%

$1.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.3M

Not spent yet

$717K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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	Won / lost
Saving Arizona PAC $572K not spent yet	$3.0M	$1.2M / $1.3M
Defend US PAC $69K not spent yet	$250K	$129K / $52K
American Jobs and Growth PAC $31K not spent yet	$75K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Exceptionalism Institute Inc's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Exceptionalism Institute Inc's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$1.2M	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$820K	✗ No
Jim Lamon	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$284K	✓ Yes
Mark Brnovich	Arizona Senate (primary)	Attacking	$73K	✓ Yes
Markwayne Mullin	Oklahoma Senate (special)	Supporting	$51K	✓ Yes
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
Avery Frix	Oklahoma 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$38K	Unknown
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Angie Craig	Minnesota 2nd District	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 7th District	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Tom O'Halleran	Arizona 2nd District	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$10K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: American Exceptionalism Institute Inc gave $3.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 87% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 49% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.3M lost).
Which super PACs did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc fund in 2022?: Saving Arizona PAC ($3.0M), Defend US PAC ($250K), American Jobs and Growth PAC ($75K).
Which candidates did American Exceptionalism Institute Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $820K, lost); against Jim Lamon (Arizona Senate, about $284K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.