Donor
Ota Holdings Inc.
Company / nonprofitTexas
4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Ota Holdings Inc. gave $3.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 39% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $1.8M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$3.5M
99% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
39%
$1.2M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$1.8M
Not spent yet
$460K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Leadership Fund $282K not spent yet | $2.5M | $840K / $1.3M | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $142K not spent yet | $1.0M | $359K / $499K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Ota Holdings Inc.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Ota Holdings Inc.'s share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $166K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $158K | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $133K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $113K | ✓ Yes |
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Attacking | $106K | ✗ No |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $91K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $89K | ✗ No |
| Dina Titus | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $84K | ✗ No |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $78K | ✗ No |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | New York 17th District | Attacking | $73K | ✓ Yes |
| Katie Porter | California 47th District | Attacking | $66K | ✗ No |
| Adam Gray | California 13th District | Attacking | $65K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Ota Holdings Inc. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Ota Holdings Inc. gave $3.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 39% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $1.8M lost).
- Which super PACs did Ota Holdings Inc. fund in 2022?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M).
- Which candidates did Ota Holdings Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $166K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $158K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $133K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.