Which super PACs did Waterfront Strategies fund in 2022?

House Majority PAC ($2.2M), Women Vote! ($1.2M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Votevets ($561K).

Which candidates did Waterfront Strategies's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $282K, won); against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $275K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $145K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Waterfront Strategies

Company / nonprofit

6 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Waterfront Strategies gave $4.9M 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 ($2.8M won, $845K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$4.9M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$2.8M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$845K

Not spent yet

$1.3M

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	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $385K not spent yet	$2.2M	$1.4M / $404K
Women Vote! $147K not spent yet	$1.2M	$777K / $191K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $558K not spent yet	$1.0M	$348K / $94K
Votevets $155K not spent yet	$561K	$247K / $155K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Waterfront Strategies's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Waterfront Strategies's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$282K	✓ Yes
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Attacking	$275K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$145K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$144K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$104K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$97K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$94K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Supporting	$71K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$71K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$67K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$66K	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Waterfront Strategies spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Waterfront Strategies gave $4.9M 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 ($2.8M won, $845K lost).
Which super PACs did Waterfront Strategies fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($2.2M), Women Vote! ($1.2M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Votevets ($561K).
Which candidates did Waterfront Strategies's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $282K, won); against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $275K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $145K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.