Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($750K), Honor Pennsylvania ($606K), 34n22, Inc. ($200K), Club for Growth Action ($10K), DCCC ($6K).

Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $415K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $126K, lost); for Dave Mccormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $114K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Charles Johnson

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

418 reported gifts; 14 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Charles Johnson gave $1.6M 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, 21% were on the winning side ($253K won, $956K lost). $148K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

21%

$1.2M scored (76% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$956K

Not allocated or result unknown

$375K

$227K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $148K 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $98K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750K	$244K / $394K
Honor Pennsylvania $59K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$606K	$0 / $415K
34n22, Inc. $54K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$5K / $141K
Club for Growth Action $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$2K / $4K
DCCC $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6K	$1K / $366
NRSC $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4K	$137 / $368
DSCC $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3K	$458 / $44
NRCC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2K	$190 / $357
End Citizens United $896 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1K	$152 / $55
The Committee to Defeat the President $284 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$550	$117 / $35
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund $344 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500	$23 / $129
Giffords PAC $130 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200	$70 / $0
Senate Majority PAC $38 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$72	$25 / $8
Edf Action Votes $3 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10	$7 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$415K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$126K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$114K	Unknown
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Adam Gray	California 13th District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Frank J. Mrvan	Indiana 1st District	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Kathy Barnette	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$18K	Unknown
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Charles Johnson spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Charles Johnson gave $1.6M 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, 21% were on the winning side ($253K won, $956K lost). $148K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Charles Johnson fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($750K), Honor Pennsylvania ($606K), 34n22, Inc. ($200K), Club for Growth Action ($10K), DCCC ($6K).
Which candidates did Charles Johnson's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $415K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $126K, lost); for Dave Mccormick (Pennsylvania Senate, about $114K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.