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Zinc Collective

Company / nonprofit

California

4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Zinc Collective gave $700K 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, 77% were on the winning side ($365K won, $107K lost). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$700K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

77%

$472K scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$107K

Not allocated or result unknown

$228K

$223K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $5K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
House Majority PAC

$92K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$450K
$277K / $79K
Senate Majority PAC

$132K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$88K / $28K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Zinc Collective's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Zinc Collective's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$31K✓ Yes
Blake MastersArizona SenateAttacking$18K✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateAttacking$18K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateAttacking$14K✗ No
Mark RobertsonNevada 1st DistrictAttacking$13K✓ Yes
Cassy GarciaTexas 28th DistrictAttacking$12K✓ Yes
Yesli I. VegaVirginia 7th DistrictAttacking$12K✓ Yes
Karoline LeavittNew Hampshire 1st DistrictAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Jeremy ShafferPennsylvania 17th DistrictAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Lisa SchellerPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$11K✓ Yes
David G. ValadaoCalifornia 22nd DistrictAttacking$11K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Zinc Collective spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Zinc Collective gave $700K 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, 77% were on the winning side ($365K won, $107K lost). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Zinc Collective fund in 2022?
House Majority PAC ($450K), Senate Majority PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Zinc Collective's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $31K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $18K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $18K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.