Donor
Heritage Action for America
Company / nonprofitDC
6 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Heritage Action for America gave $4.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 8% ended up on the winning side ($340K won, $3.8M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$4.3M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
8%
$340K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$3.8M
Not spent yet
$144K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sentinel Action Fund $144K not spent yet | $4.3M | $340K / $3.8M |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Heritage Action for America's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Heritage Action for America's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $2.1M | ✗ No |
| Maggie Hassan | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $479K | ✗ No |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $406K | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $309K | ✓ Yes |
| Gabriel Vasquez | New Mexico 2nd District | Attacking | $217K | ✗ No |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Supporting | $100K | ✗ No |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Supporting | $93K | ✗ No |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $93K | ✗ No |
| Marcy Kaptur | Ohio 9th District | Attacking | $91K | ✗ No |
| April Becker | Nevada 3rd District | Supporting | $47K | ✗ No |
| Robert Burns | New Hampshire 2nd District | Supporting | $47K | ✗ No |
| Karoline Leavitt | New Hampshire 1st District | Supporting | $47K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Heritage Action for America spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Heritage Action for America gave $4.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 8% ended up on the winning side ($340K won, $3.8M lost).
- Which super PACs did Heritage Action for America fund in 2022?
- The Sentinel Action Fund ($4.3M).
- Which candidates did Heritage Action for America's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $2.1M, lost); against Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire Senate, about $479K, lost); for Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $406K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.