Which super PACs did Sue Mandel fund in 2022?

Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Sue Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $130K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $102K, won); for Tim Ryan (Ohio Senate, about $39K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Sue Mandel

Individual

Not Employed · Connecticut

1 reported gift; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Sue Mandel gave $1.0M 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, 48% were on the winning side ($159K won, $170K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

48%

$328K scored (33% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$170K

Not allocated or result unknown

$672K

$669K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Republican Accountability PAC $669K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$159K / $170K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$130K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$102K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$39K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$37K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$3K	✓ Yes
Robyn Belinskey	Wyoming at-large House seat (primary)	Attacking	$1K	Unknown
Anthony Bouchard	Wyoming at-large House seat (primary)	Attacking	$1K	Unknown
Harriett Hageman	Wyoming at-large House seat (primary)	Attacking	$1K	✗ No
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$237	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Sue Mandel spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Sue Mandel gave $1.0M 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, 48% were on the winning side ($159K won, $170K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Sue Mandel fund in 2022?: Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Sue Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $130K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $102K, won); for Tim Ryan (Ohio Senate, about $39K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.