Which super PACs did Thomas Tull fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.9M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.3M), Pennsylvania Conservative Fund ($500K), Florida First Project ($100K), DSCC ($300).

Which candidates did Thomas Tull's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $466K, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $201K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $191K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Thomas Tull

Individual

CEO, Legendary Pictures · California

17 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Thomas Tull gave $4.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 35% were on the winning side ($1.4M won, $2.6M lost). $53K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.7M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

35%

$4.0M scored (85% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$688K

$635K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $53K 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $372K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.9M	$926K / $1.5M
Senate Leadership Fund $209K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$435K / $606K
Pennsylvania Conservative Fund $34K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$0 / $466K
Florida First Project $19K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$37K / $44K
DSCC $252 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$300	$44 / $4

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$466K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$201K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$191K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$161K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$138K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$118K	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$110K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$108K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$94K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$87K	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$82K	✓ Yes
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$74K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Tull spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Tull gave $4.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 35% were on the winning side ($1.4M won, $2.6M lost). $53K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Thomas Tull fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.9M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.3M), Pennsylvania Conservative Fund ($500K), Florida First Project ($100K), DSCC ($300).
Which candidates did Thomas Tull's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $466K, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $201K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $191K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.