Donor
Stephen Mandel Jr.
IndividualFounder, Lone Pine Capital · Connecticut
11 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Stephen Mandel Jr. gave $11M 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, 81% were on the winning side ($2.7M won, $639K lost). $180K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$11M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
81%
$3.3M scored (31% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$639K
Not allocated or result unknown
$7.3M
$7.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $180K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Forward (FF PAC) $2.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $5.0M | $1.7M / $457K | |
| Ab PAC $3.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $4.2M | $335K / $0 | |
| House Majority PAC $204K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $615K / $175K | |
| Penn Progress, Inc. $76K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $0 / $0 | |
| DSCC $153K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $183K | $27K / $3K | |
| DCCC $54K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $72K | $14K / $4K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $1.4M | ✓ Yes |
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $457K | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $326K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $324K | ✓ Yes |
| Conor Lamb | Pennsylvania Senate (primary) | Supporting | $174K | Unknown |
| Mark Robertson | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $30K | ✓ Yes |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $27K | ✓ Yes |
| Yesli I. Vega | Virginia 7th District | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Karoline Leavitt | New Hampshire 1st District | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Jeremy Shaffer | Pennsylvania 17th District | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Lisa Scheller | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Barrett | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Stephen Mandel Jr. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Stephen Mandel Jr. gave $11M 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, 81% were on the winning side ($2.7M won, $639K lost). $180K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Stephen Mandel Jr. fund in 2022?
- Future Forward (FF PAC) ($5.0M), Ab PAC ($4.2M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Penn Progress, Inc. ($250K), DSCC ($183K).
- Which candidates did Stephen Mandel Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.4M, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $457K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $326K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.