Donor
Jay Faison
IndividualPresident, Clearpath Action Inc. · North Carolina
7 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Jay Faison gave $712K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 88% ended up on the winning side ($562K won, $76K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$712K
96% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
88%
$562K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$76K
Not spent yet
$75K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. | $590K | $538K / $0 | |
| NRCC | $67K | $23K / $44K | |
| Principled Leadership for Michigan $8K not spent yet | $50K | $0 / $31K | |
| NRSC $3K not spent yet | $5K | $469 / $1K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Jay Faison's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Jay Faison's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Murkowski | Alaska Senate (primary) | Supporting | $290K | ✓ Yes |
| Dan Newhouse | Washington 4th District (primary) | Supporting | $87K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Herrera Beulter | Washington 3rd District (primary) | Supporting | $52K | Unknown |
| John Curtis | Utah 3rd District (primary) | Supporting | $36K | ✓ Yes |
| John Gibbs | Michigan 3rd District (primary) | Attacking | $31K | ✗ No |
| John Kennedy | Louisiana Senate | Supporting | $22K | ✓ Yes |
| David Schweikert | Arizona 1st District | Supporting | $22K | ✓ Yes |
| David G. Valadao | California 22nd District | Supporting | $20K | ✓ Yes |
| Mike Crapo | Idaho Senate (primary) | Supporting | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Dan Crenshaw | Texas 2nd District | Supporting | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Scott | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Peter Meijer | Michigan 3rd District (primary) | Supporting | $11K | Unknown |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Jay Faison spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Jay Faison gave $712K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 88% ended up on the winning side ($562K won, $76K lost).
- Which super PACs did Jay Faison fund in 2022?
- Clearpath Action Fund, Inc. ($590K), NRCC ($67K), Principled Leadership for Michigan ($50K), NRSC ($5K).
- Which candidates did Jay Faison's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Lisa Murkowski (Alaska Senate, about $290K, won); for Dan Newhouse (Washington 4th District, about $87K, won); for Jaime Herrera Beulter (Washington 3rd District, about $52K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.