Which super PACs did Louise Gund fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), The Lincoln Project ($200K), House Majority PAC ($150K), DCCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Louise Gund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $164K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $99K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $95K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Louise Gund

Individual

Philanthropist/Photographer, Self-Employed · California

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

Winner

Louise Gund gave $1.4M 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, 76% ended up on the winning side ($605K won, $193K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

76%

$605K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$193K

Not spent yet

$644K

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
Senate Majority PAC $422K not spent yet	$1.1M	$483K / $150K
The Lincoln Project $188K not spent yet	$200K	$4K / $9K
House Majority PAC $26K not spent yet	$150K	$96K / $27K
DCCC $7K not spent yet	$37K	$23K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$164K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$99K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$95K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$94K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$41K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$18K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$15K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$9K	✗ No
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Louise Gund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Louise Gund gave $1.4M 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, 76% ended up on the winning side ($605K won, $193K lost).
Which super PACs did Louise Gund fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.1M), The Lincoln Project ($200K), House Majority PAC ($150K), DCCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Louise Gund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $164K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $99K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $95K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.