Which super PACs did Way to Lead PAC fund in 2022?

Wfp National PAC ($1.7M), Justice Democrats PAC ($1.1M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($288K), Texas Organizing Project PAC ($125K), Courageous Leaders PAC, Inc. ($100K).

Which candidates did Way to Lead PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Summer Lee (Pennsylvania 12th District, about $487K, won); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $251K, won); for Jessica Cisneros (Texas 28th District, about $173K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Way to Lead PAC

Another PAC

Arizona

27 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Way to Lead PAC gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 76% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $378K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

90% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

76%

$1.2M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$378K

Not spent yet

$1.8M

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
Wfp National PAC $760K not spent yet	$1.7M	$537K / $223K
Justice Democrats PAC $351K not spent yet	$1.1M	$465K / $109K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $161K not spent yet	$288K	$100K / $27K
Texas Organizing Project PAC $88K not spent yet	$125K	$2K / $1K
Courageous Leaders PAC, Inc. $19K not spent yet	$100K	$70K / $11K
Somos PAC $14K not spent yet	$50K	$29K / $8K
Workers Vote $40K not spent yet	$50K	$10K / $20

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Way to Lead PAC's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Way to Lead PAC's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Summer Lee	Pennsylvania 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$487K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$251K	✓ Yes
Jessica Cisneros	Texas 28th District (primary)	Supporting	$173K	Unknown
Kina Isis Collins	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$114K	Unknown
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$94K	✓ Yes
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Supporting	$89K	✗ No
Henry Cuellar	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$81K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$65K	✓ Yes
Greg Casar	Texas 35th District (primary)	Supporting	$54K	✓ Yes
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$51K	✓ Yes
Gilbert Villegas	Illinois 3rd District (primary)	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Way to Lead PAC spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Way to Lead PAC gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 76% ended up on the winning side ($1.2M won, $378K lost).
Which super PACs did Way to Lead PAC fund in 2022?: Wfp National PAC ($1.7M), Justice Democrats PAC ($1.1M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($288K), Texas Organizing Project PAC ($125K), Courageous Leaders PAC, Inc. ($100K).
Which candidates did Way to Lead PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Summer Lee (Pennsylvania 12th District, about $487K, won); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $251K, won); for Jessica Cisneros (Texas 28th District, about $173K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.