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Fred Eychaner

Individual

Retired, Newsweb Corporation · Illinois

14 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Fred Eychaner gave $32M 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, 77% were on the winning side ($16M won, $4.6M lost). $242K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$32M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

77%

$20M scored (63% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$12M

$12M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $242K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Majority PAC

$8.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$16M
$5.6M / $1.8M
House Majority PAC

$3.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$16M
$9.8M / $2.8M
Votevets

$48K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$32K / $20K
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 Fred Eychaner's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Fred Eychaner's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$2.0M✓ Yes
Blake MastersArizona SenateAttacking$1.2M✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateAttacking$1.1M✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateAttacking$917K✗ No
Ted BuddNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$523K✗ No
Mark RobertsonNevada 1st DistrictAttacking$477K✓ Yes
Cassy GarciaTexas 28th DistrictAttacking$420K✓ Yes
Yesli I. VegaVirginia 7th DistrictAttacking$412K✓ Yes
Karoline LeavittNew Hampshire 1st DistrictAttacking$408K✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateSupporting$407K✓ Yes
Jeremy ShafferPennsylvania 17th DistrictAttacking$399K✓ Yes
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$397K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Fred Eychaner spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Fred Eychaner gave $32M 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, 77% were on the winning side ($16M won, $4.6M lost). $242K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Fred Eychaner fund in 2022?
Senate Majority PAC ($16M), House Majority PAC ($16M), Votevets ($100K), DCCC ($73K), DSCC ($73K).
Which candidates did Fred Eychaner's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.0M, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $1.2M, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $1.1M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.