Which super PACs did Senate Majority PAC (SMP) fund in 2022?

Priorities USA Action ($14M), Votevets ($6.5M), Save America Fund ($1.3M), Black PAC ($460K), Truth and Justice Fund Company ($250K).

Which candidates did Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $4.2M, won); for Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $3.0M, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $1.7M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Senate Majority PAC (SMP)

Another PAC

43 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Senate Majority PAC (SMP) gave $23M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 77% ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $3.4M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$23M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$11M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.4M

Not spent yet

$8.4M

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	Won / lost
Priorities USA Action $6.4M not spent yet	$14M	$7.9M / $73K
Votevets $1.8M not spent yet	$6.5M	$2.9M / $1.8M
Save America Fund $22K not spent yet	$1.3M	$0 / $1.3M
Black PAC $187K not spent yet	$460K	$261K / $8K
Truth and Justice Fund Company	$250K	$0 / $250K
Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC $8K not spent yet	$250K	$241K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$4.2M	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$3.0M	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.7M	✗ No
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Michael V. Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$746K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$606K	✓ Yes
Paul DeGroot	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$417K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$370K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$263K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$255K	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$199K	✓ Yes
Colin J. Schmitt	New York 18th District	Attacking	$198K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Senate Majority PAC (SMP) spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Senate Majority PAC (SMP) gave $23M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 77% ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $3.4M lost).
Which super PACs did Senate Majority PAC (SMP) fund in 2022?: Priorities USA Action ($14M), Votevets ($6.5M), Save America Fund ($1.3M), Black PAC ($460K), Truth and Justice Fund Company ($250K).
Which candidates did Senate Majority PAC (SMP)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $4.2M, won); for Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $3.0M, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $1.7M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.