Which super PACs did Michael Bloomberg fund in 2022?

House Majority PAC ($22M), Lcv Victory Fund ($7.9M), Women Vote! ($6.1M), Independence USA PAC ($2.1M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Michael Bloomberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $1.4M, won); for Lucy McBath (Georgia 7th District, about $1.1M, won); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $967K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Bloomberg

Individual

Founder, Bloomberg LP · New York

21 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Michael Bloomberg gave $40M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). 81% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($24M won, $5.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$40M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

81%

$24M

Spent on the losing side

$5.7M

Not spent yet

$10M

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
House Majority PAC No outside spending reported yet	$22M	$14M / $4.0M
Lcv Victory Fund No outside spending reported yet	$7.9M	$4.0M / $435K
Women Vote! No outside spending reported yet	$6.1M	$4.1M / $1.0M
Independence USA PAC No outside spending reported yet	$2.1M	$1.1M / $0
Planned Parenthood Votes No outside spending reported yet	$1.0M	$292K / $25K
Center Forward Committee	$500K	$296K / $168K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Lucy McBath	Georgia 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$967K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$965K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$730K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$695K	✓ Yes
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$652K	✓ Yes
Tyler Kistner	Minnesota 2nd District	Attacking	$651K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$623K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$612K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$604K	✓ Yes
Jeremy Shaffer	Pennsylvania 17th District	Attacking	$573K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Bloomberg spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Michael Bloomberg gave $40M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). 81% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($24M won, $5.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Michael Bloomberg fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($22M), Lcv Victory Fund ($7.9M), Women Vote! ($6.1M), Independence USA PAC ($2.1M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Michael Bloomberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Tiffany Smiley (Washington Senate, about $1.4M, won); for Lucy McBath (Georgia 7th District, about $1.1M, won); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $967K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.