Which super PACs did Waterfront Strategies fund in 2022?

House Majority PAC ($2.2M), Women Vote! ($1.2M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Votevets ($561K).

Which candidates did Waterfront Strategies's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $275K, won); against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $268K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $142K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Waterfront Strategies

Company / nonprofit

6 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Waterfront Strategies gave $4.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 77% were on the winning side ($2.6M won, $781K lost). $68K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.9M

99% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

77%

$3.4M scored (69% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$781K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.5M

$1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $68K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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
House Majority PAC $453K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.2M	$1.4M / $389K
Women Vote! $160K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M	$756K / $189K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $569K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$340K / $91K
Votevets $270K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$561K	$177K / $111K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$275K	✓ Yes
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Attacking	$268K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$142K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$104K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$102K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$95K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$86K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$68K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$65K	✓ Yes
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$63K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Waterfront Strategies spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Waterfront Strategies gave $4.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 77% were on the winning side ($2.6M won, $781K lost). $68K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Waterfront Strategies fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($2.2M), Women Vote! ($1.2M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Votevets ($561K).
Which candidates did Waterfront Strategies's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $275K, won); against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $268K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $142K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.