Donor
Tides Advocacy
Company / nonprofitCalifornia
11 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Tides Advocacy gave $3.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 88% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 70% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $474K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$3.6M
88% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
70%
$1.1M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$474K
Not spent yet
$2.0M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wfp National PAC $1.5M not spent yet | $3.4M | $1.1M / $450K | |
| Moveon.Org Political Action $177K not spent yet | $209K | $6K / $24K | |
| Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC $1K not spent yet | $36K | $35K / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Tides Advocacy's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Tides Advocacy's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate (primary) | Supporting | $355K | ✓ Yes |
| Jamie McLeod-Skinner | Oregon 5th District | Supporting | $179K | ✗ No |
| Summer Lee | Pennsylvania 12th District (primary) | Supporting | $153K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $150K | ✓ Yes |
| Jessica Cisneros | Texas 28th District (primary) | Supporting | $149K | Unknown |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $144K | ✓ Yes |
| Sandy Smith | North Carolina 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $104K | ✓ Yes |
| Gilbert Villegas | Illinois 3rd District (primary) | Attacking | $76K | ✓ Yes |
| Michelle Vallejo | Texas 15th District | Supporting | $68K | ✗ No |
| Nida Allam | North Carolina 4th District (primary) | Supporting | $59K | Unknown |
| Gabriel Vasquez | New Mexico 2nd District | Supporting | $54K | ✓ Yes |
| Becca Balint | Vermont at-large House seat (primary) | Supporting | $52K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Tides Advocacy spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Tides Advocacy gave $3.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 88% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 70% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $474K lost).
- Which super PACs did Tides Advocacy fund in 2022?
- Wfp National PAC ($3.4M), Moveon.Org Political Action ($209K), Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC ($36K).
- Which candidates did Tides Advocacy's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $355K, won); for Jamie McLeod-Skinner (Oregon 5th District, about $179K, lost); for Summer Lee (Pennsylvania 12th District, about $153K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.