Which super PACs did Philip Anschutz fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($125K), NRSC ($73K), NRCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Philip Anschutz's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $81K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $78K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $66K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Philip Anschutz

Individual

Investor, Anschutz Corporation · Colorado

5 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Philip Anschutz gave $735K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% 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, 41% were on the winning side ($221K won, $322K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$735K

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

41%

$543K scored (74% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$322K

Not allocated or result unknown

$192K

$189K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2K 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
Senate Leadership Fund $83K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$174K / $242K
Congressional Leadership Fund $16K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$125K	$41K / $66K
NRSC $64K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$73K	$3K / $7K
NRCC $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$4K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$81K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$78K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$66K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$55K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$45K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$15K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Kelly C. Tshibaka	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$5K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$4K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Philip Anschutz spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Philip Anschutz gave $735K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% 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, 41% were on the winning side ($221K won, $322K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Philip Anschutz fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($125K), NRSC ($73K), NRCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Philip Anschutz's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $81K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $78K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $66K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.