Donor
Scott Wagner
IndividualInvestor, Kbs Capital, LLC · Maryland
4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Scott Wagner gave $1.6M 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, 1% were on the winning side ($545 won, $42K lost). $1.4M had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.6M
100% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
1%
$43K scored (3% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$42K
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.6M
$247K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.4M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs for Our Future PAC $242K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.6M | $0 / $9K | |
| American Leadership Action $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $545 / $34K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bartos | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Supporting | $1.2M | Unknown |
| Richard Sean Parnell | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Attacking | $137K | Unknown |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $33K | ✗ No |
| Dave Mccormick | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Attacking | $18K | Unknown |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Attacking | $9K | ✗ No |
| Kathy Barnette | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Attacking | $2K | Unknown |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $664 | ✗ No |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Supporting | $545 | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Scott Wagner spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Scott Wagner gave $1.6M 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, 1% were on the winning side ($545 won, $42K lost). $1.4M had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Scott Wagner fund in 2022?
- Jobs for Our Future PAC ($1.6M), American Leadership Action ($50K).
- Which candidates did Scott Wagner's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Jeff Bartos (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.2M, unknown); against Richard Sean Parnell (Pennsylvania Senate, about $137K, unknown); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $33K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.