Senate Leadership Fund (Senate Republican leadership) spent $246M on independent expenditures in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 42% ended up on the winning side ($103M won, $143M lost).
Outside spending
$246M
On the winning side
42%
$103M
On the losing side
$143M
Supporting vs attacking
7% / 93%
$18M for, $228M against
Google says Senate Leadership Fund also spent $9.9M on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (4% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
Senate Leadership Fund reported $286M in gifts from people, companies, nonprofits and other PACs. The biggest are below.
- One NationDark money$75M (26%)
- Ken GriffinIndividual$22M (8%)
- Stephen SchwarzmanIndividual$22M (8%)
- Miriam AdelsonIndividual$13M (4%)
- Paul SingerIndividual$7.5M (3%)
- Patrick RyanIndividual$7.0M (2%)
- Shirley RyanIndividual$7.0M (2%)
- Walter Buckley Jr.Individual$6.0M (2%)
- Charles SchwabIndividual$5.5M (2%)
- Occidental PetroleumCompany / nonprofit$5.5M (2%)
Where the money went
Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Amount | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $48M | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $45M | ✗ No |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $38M | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $32M | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $26M | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $26M | ✗ No |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Supporting | $9.2M | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $8.7M | ✗ No |
| Maggie Hassan | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $6.7M | ✗ No |
| Kelly C. Tshibaka | Alaska Senate | Attacking | $6.1M | ✓ Yes |
| Kathy Salvi | Illinois Senate | Supporting | $25K | ✗ No |
| David Perdue | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $4K | Unknown |
Questions people ask
- How much did Senate Leadership Fund spend in 2022, and did it win?
- Senate Leadership Fund (Senate Republican leadership) spent $246M on independent expenditures in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 42% ended up on the winning side ($103M won, $143M lost).
- Who funds Senate Leadership Fund?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2022 cycle were One Nation ($75M), Ken Griffin ($22M), Stephen Schwarzman ($22M), Miriam Adelson ($13M), Paul Singer ($7.5M), out of $286M received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did Senate Leadership Fund spend the most on in 2022?
- against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, $48M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, $45M, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, $38M, won).