Which super PACs did Paul Foster fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), NRCC ($470), Sd PAC ($231), DSCC ($200), The Lincoln Project ($25).

Which candidates did Paul Foster's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Susie Lee (Nevada 3rd District, about $41K, lost); against Dina Titus (Nevada 1st District, about $33K, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $31K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Paul Foster

Individual

President, Franklin Mountain Management · Texas

17 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Paul Foster gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 38% were on the winning side ($325K won, $526K lost). $19K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

38%

$851K scored (85% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$526K

Not allocated or result unknown

$150K

$131K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $19K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $131K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$325K / $526K
NRCC $334 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$470	$47 / $89
Sd PAC $152 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$231	$79 / $0
DSCC $168 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200	$29 / $3
The Lincoln Project $24 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25	$0 / $1

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
Adam Gray	California 13th District	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes
Frank J. Mrvan	Indiana 1st District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes
Rudy Salas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Mike Levin	California 49th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Eric Sorensen	Illinois 17th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Kim Schrier	Washington 8th District	Attacking	$22K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Paul Foster spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Paul Foster gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 38% were on the winning side ($325K won, $526K lost). $19K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Paul Foster fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), NRCC ($470), Sd PAC ($231), DSCC ($200), The Lincoln Project ($25).
Which candidates did Paul Foster's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Susie Lee (Nevada 3rd District, about $41K, lost); against Dina Titus (Nevada 1st District, about $33K, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $31K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.