Which super PACs did Anita Bekenstein fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), Republican Accountability PAC ($550K), House Majority PAC ($428K), Ab PAC ($375K), Lcv Victory Fund ($250K).

Which candidates did Anita Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $153K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $110K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $89K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Anita Bekenstein

Individual

Retired, Upstream USA · Massachusetts

11 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Anita Bekenstein gave $2.9M 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, 75% were on the winning side ($933K won, $316K lost). $19K had no matched result and is excluded.

$2.9M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Democrats

75%

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.2M scored (43% of gifts)

$316K

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $19K 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
Senate Majority PAC $605K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M	$406K / $129K
Republican Accountability PAC $368K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$550K	$87K / $93K
House Majority PAC $87K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$428K	$263K / $75K
Ab PAC $345K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$375K	$30K / $0
Lcv Victory Fund $109K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$123K / $13K
DCCC $55K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$73K	$14K / $4K
DSCC $61K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$73K	$11K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$153K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$110K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$89K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$71K	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$67K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$36K	✓ Yes
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$25K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$21K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Anita Bekenstein spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Anita Bekenstein gave $2.9M 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, 75% were on the winning side ($933K won, $316K lost). $19K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Anita Bekenstein fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), Republican Accountability PAC ($550K), House Majority PAC ($428K), Ab PAC ($375K), Lcv Victory Fund ($250K).
Which candidates did Anita Bekenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $153K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $110K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $89K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.