Which super PACs did Richard Gaby fund in 2022?

Club for Growth Action ($2.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($125K).

Which candidates did Richard Gaby's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $642K, lost); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $290K, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $171K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Richard Gaby

Individual

Trustee, Gaby Foundation · Georgia

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

Loser

Richard Gaby gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 80% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 34% ended up on the winning side ($901K won, $1.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.1M

80% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

34%

$901K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.7M

Not spent yet

$511K

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
Club for Growth Action $343K not spent yet	$2.0M	$779K / $760K
The Sentinel Action Fund $34K not spent yet	$1.0M	$80K / $887K
Congressional Leadership Fund $14K not spent yet	$125K	$42K / $67K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$642K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$290K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$171K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$122K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$112K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$105K	✓ Yes
Evan McMullin	Utah Senate	Attacking	$99K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$90K	✓ Yes
Patrick Lloyd Mccrory	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$65K	✗ No
Katie Britt	Alabama Senate (primary)	Attacking	$62K	✗ No
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$57K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Richard Gaby spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Richard Gaby gave $3.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 80% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 34% ended up on the winning side ($901K won, $1.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Richard Gaby fund in 2022?: Club for Growth Action ($2.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($125K).
Which candidates did Richard Gaby's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $642K, lost); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $290K, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $171K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.