Which super PACs did Environmental Defense Action Fund fund in 2022?

Edf Action Votes ($8.9M), Women Vote! ($20K).

Which candidates did Environmental Defense Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Donald C. Bolduc (New Hampshire Senate, about $1.5M, won); for Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $1.1M, won); against Yesli I. Vega (Virginia 7th District, about $1.1M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Environmental Defense Action Fund

Another PAC

35 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Environmental Defense Action Fund gave $9.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% 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, 96% were on the winning side ($6.3M won, $276K lost). $898 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$9.0M

96% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

96%

$6.5M scored (73% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$276K

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.4M

$2.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $898 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Edf Action Votes $2.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.9M		$6.2M / $272K
Women Vote! $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$20K		$13K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Environmental Defense Action Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Environmental Defense Action Fund's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$434K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$424K	✓ Yes
Brian Maryott	California 49th District	Attacking	$394K	✓ Yes
Matt Larkin	Washington 8th District	Attacking	$386K	✓ Yes
George S. Logan	Connecticut 5th District	Attacking	$273K	✗ No
April Becker	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$265K	✓ Yes
Sam Peters	Nevada 4th District	Attacking	$192K	✓ Yes
Mary S. Peltola	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$161K	✓ Yes
Lisa Murkowski	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$161K	✓ Yes

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Environmental Defense Action Fund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Environmental Defense Action Fund gave $9.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% 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, 96% were on the winning side ($6.3M won, $276K lost). $898 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Environmental Defense Action Fund fund in 2022?: Edf Action Votes ($8.9M), Women Vote! ($20K).
Which candidates did Environmental Defense Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Donald C. Bolduc (New Hampshire Senate, about $1.5M, won); for Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $1.1M, won); against Yesli I. Vega (Virginia 7th District, about $1.1M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.