Donor
National Right to Life Committee
Company / nonprofitVirginia
16 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
National Right to Life Committee gave $1.3M 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, 45% ended up on the winning side ($560K won, $683K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.3M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
45%
$560K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$683K
No result matched
$9K
Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Right to Life Victory Fund | $1.3M | $560K / $683K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates National Right to Life Committee's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by National Right to Life Committee's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $207K | ✗ No |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $166K | ✗ No |
| Marco Rubio | Florida Senate | Supporting | $123K | ✓ Yes |
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $107K | ✓ Yes |
| Ted Budd | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $106K | ✓ Yes |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $87K | ✗ No |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $80K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $66K | ✗ No |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Supporting | $36K | ✗ No |
| Mike Lee | Utah Senate | Supporting | $18K | ✓ Yes |
| Christopher H. Smith | New Jersey 4th District | Supporting | $10K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $10K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did National Right to Life Committee spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- National Right to Life Committee gave $1.3M 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, 45% ended up on the winning side ($560K won, $683K lost).
- Which super PACs did National Right to Life Committee fund in 2022?
- National Right to Life Victory Fund ($1.3M).
- Which candidates did National Right to Life Committee's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $207K, lost); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $166K, lost); for Marco Rubio (Florida Senate, about $123K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.