Which super PACs did Robert Bass fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($350K), House Majority PAC ($150K), Save America Fund ($100K), DCCC ($37K), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Robert Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $87K, lost); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $43K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $27K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Robert Bass

Individual

Founder, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation · Texas

32 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Robert Bass gave $674K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 58% were on the winning side ($228K won, $162K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$674K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

58%

$391K scored (58% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$162K

Not allocated or result unknown

$283K

$279K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K 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 Majority PAC $184K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$350K	$123K / $39K
House Majority PAC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$92K / $26K
Save America Fund $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$0 / $94K
DCCC $27K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$7K / $2K
DSCC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$5K / $509
NRCC $349 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$490	$49 / $92
NRSC $331 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$380	$13 / $36

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$87K	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$9K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$7K	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$5K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$5K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Bass spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Robert Bass gave $674K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 58% were on the winning side ($228K won, $162K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Robert Bass fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($350K), House Majority PAC ($150K), Save America Fund ($100K), DCCC ($37K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Robert Bass's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $87K, lost); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $43K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $27K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.