Which super PACs did Helaine Lerner fund in 2022?

United Democracy Project ($1.3M).

Which candidates did Helaine Lerner's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Donna Edwards (Maryland 4th District, about $148K, unknown); for Haley Stevens (Michigan 11th District, about $135K, won); for Adam Hollier (Michigan 13th District, about $95K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Helaine Lerner

Individual

Retired, Retired · New York

2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Helaine Lerner gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 92% 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, 66% were on the winning side ($380K won, $193K lost). $335K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

92% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

66%

$573K scored (46% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$193K

Not allocated or result unknown

$677K

$343K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $335K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
United Democracy Project $343K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M		$380K / $193K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donna Edwards	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$148K	Unknown
Haley Stevens	Michigan 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$135K	✓ Yes
Adam Hollier	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Supporting	$95K	Unknown
Valerie P. Foushee	North Carolina 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$74K	✓ Yes
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$73K	✓ Yes
Summer Lee	Pennsylvania 12th District (primary)	Attacking	$70K	✗ No
Glenn F. Ivey	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$60K	✓ Yes
Shri Thanedar	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
Jessica Cisneros	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$50K	Unknown
Summer Lee	Pennsylvania 12th District	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Steven Irwin	Pennsylvania 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$23K	Unknown
Kevin Mullin	California 15th District	Supporting	$20K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Helaine Lerner spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Helaine Lerner gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 92% 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, 66% were on the winning side ($380K won, $193K lost). $335K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Helaine Lerner fund in 2022?: United Democracy Project ($1.3M).
Which candidates did Helaine Lerner's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Donna Edwards (Maryland 4th District, about $148K, unknown); for Haley Stevens (Michigan 11th District, about $135K, won); for Adam Hollier (Michigan 13th District, about $95K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.