Donor
Marcia Grand
IndividualRetired · California
18 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Marcia Grand gave $3.4M 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, 91% ended up on the winning side ($1.6M won, $164K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$3.4M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
91%
$1.6M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$164K
Not spent yet
$1.6M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sd PAC $1.1M not spent yet | $2.2M | $1.1M / $0 | |
| Senate Majority PAC $461K not spent yet | $1.1M | $526K / $163K | |
| DSCC $15K not spent yet | $27K | $11K / $1K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Marcia Grand's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marcia Grand's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $431K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $379K | ✓ Yes |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $311K | ✓ Yes |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $179K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $123K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $105K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate (primary) | Attacking | $105K | ✗ No |
| Ted Budd | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $48K | ✗ No |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $44K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $37K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $20K | ✓ Yes |
| Chuck Morse | New Hampshire Senate (primary) | Attacking | $13K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Marcia Grand spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Marcia Grand gave $3.4M 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, 91% ended up on the winning side ($1.6M won, $164K lost).
- Which super PACs did Marcia Grand fund in 2022?
- Sd PAC ($2.2M), Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), DSCC ($27K).
- Which candidates did Marcia Grand's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $431K, won); for Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $379K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $311K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.