Which super PACs did American Principles Project fund in 2022?

American Principles Project PAC ($951K).

Which candidates did American Principles Project's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $64K, lost); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $38K, lost); for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $25K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

American Principles Project

Company / nonprofit

Virginia

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

Backed losers

American Principles Project gave $951K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 15% were on the winning side ($25K won, $146K lost). $27K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$951K

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

15%

$171K scored (18% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$146K

Not allocated or result unknown

$780K

$753K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $27K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
American Principles Project PAC $753K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$951K		$25K / $146K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$25K	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Michael Gibbons	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$16K	Unknown
Nancy Mace	South Carolina 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Anthony Sabatini	Florida 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$7K	Unknown
Peter Meijer	Michigan 3rd District (primary)	Attacking	$4K	Unknown
John Gibbs	Michigan 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes
Wiley Nickel	North Carolina 13th District	Attacking	$2K	✗ No
Hillary Scholten	Michigan 3rd District	Attacking	$1K	✗ No
Marcy Kaptur	Ohio 9th District	Attacking	$1K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did American Principles Project spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: American Principles Project gave $951K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 15% were on the winning side ($25K won, $146K lost). $27K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Principles Project fund in 2022?: American Principles Project PAC ($951K).
Which candidates did American Principles Project's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $64K, lost); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $38K, lost); for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $25K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.