Which super PACs did Elizabeth Uihlein fund in 2022?

Wisconsin Truth PAC ($3.2M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.2M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($250K), NRSC ($37K).

Which candidates did Elizabeth Uihlein's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $1.9M, won); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $983K, won); against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $242K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elizabeth Uihlein

Individual

CEO, Uline · Illinois

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

Backed winners

Elizabeth Uihlein gave $5.2M 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, 76% were on the winning side ($3.6M won, $1.1M lost). $38K had no matched result and is excluded.

$5.2M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Republicans

76%

Winning share of scored dollars

$4.7M scored (91% of gifts)

$1.1M

Spent on the losing side

$492K

Not allocated or result unknown

$453K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $38K 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
Wisconsin Truth PAC $126K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.2M	$2.8M / $242K
Congressional Leadership Fund $157K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M	$390K / $631K
Senate Leadership Fund $83K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$174K / $242K
Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) $48K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$186K / $0
NRSC $32K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$1K / $3K
34n22, Inc. $7K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$589 / $18K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$1.9M	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$983K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$242K	✗ No
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$160K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$93K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$81K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$65K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$55K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$37K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Elizabeth Uihlein spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Elizabeth Uihlein gave $5.2M 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, 76% were on the winning side ($3.6M won, $1.1M lost). $38K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Elizabeth Uihlein fund in 2022?: Wisconsin Truth PAC ($3.2M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.2M), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($250K), NRSC ($37K).
Which candidates did Elizabeth Uihlein's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $1.9M, won); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $983K, won); against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $242K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.