Which super PACs did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.8M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Florida First Project ($10K).

Which candidates did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $282K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $268K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $226K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)

Company

North Carolina

6 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) gave $2.0M 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 ($694K won, $984K lost). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

41%

$1.7M scored (84% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$984K

Not allocated or result unknown

$331K

$327K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $5K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company giving straight from its treasury, which super PACs may accept. 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 $292K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.8M	$609K / $848K
Congressional Leadership Fund $33K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$81K / $131K
Florida First Project $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$4K / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$282K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$268K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$226K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$193K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$155K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$152K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$55K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$52K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Kelly C. Tshibaka	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$36K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$10K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$8K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) gave $2.0M 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 ($694K won, $984K lost). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.8M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Florida First Project ($10K).
Which candidates did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $282K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $268K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $226K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.