Which super PACs did Connie Ballmer fund in 2022?

Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($5.0M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M), DCCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Connie Ballmer's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Lucy McBath (Georgia 7th District, about $531K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $294K, won); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $291K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Connie Ballmer

Individual

Co-Founder and CEO, Ballmer Group (Microsoft fortune) · Washington

4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Connie Ballmer gave $6.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 83% ended up on the winning side ($2.3M won, $480K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$6.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

83%

$2.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$480K

Not spent yet

$3.3M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) $3.1M not spent yet	$5.0M	$1.6M / $291K
House Majority PAC $173K not spent yet	$1.0M	$640K / $182K
DCCC $7K not spent yet	$37K	$23K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Lucy McBath	Georgia 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$531K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$294K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$291K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$283K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$241K	✓ Yes
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$223K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Jeremy Shaffer	Pennsylvania 17th District	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Connie Ballmer spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Connie Ballmer gave $6.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 83% ended up on the winning side ($2.3M won, $480K lost).
Which super PACs did Connie Ballmer fund in 2022?: Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($5.0M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M), DCCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Connie Ballmer's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Lucy McBath (Georgia 7th District, about $531K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $294K, won); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $291K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.