Donor
Reed Hastings
IndividualCEO, Netflix · California
4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Reed Hastings gave $4.0M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($2.0M won, $608K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$4.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
77%
$2.0M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$608K
Not spent yet
$1.4M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Majority PAC $1.2M not spent yet | $3.0M | $1.4M / $426K | |
| House Majority PAC $167K not spent yet | $964K | $617K / $175K | |
| DCCC $6K not spent yet | $36K | $22K / $7K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Reed Hastings's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Reed Hastings's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $464K | ✓ Yes |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $280K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate (primary) | Attacking | $270K | ✗ No |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $267K | ✓ Yes |
| Ted Budd | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $124K | ✗ No |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $116K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $94K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $51K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate (primary) | Supporting | $41K | ✓ Yes |
| Chuck Morse | New Hampshire Senate (primary) | Attacking | $35K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Robertson | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $30K | ✓ Yes |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $27K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Reed Hastings spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Reed Hastings gave $4.0M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($2.0M won, $608K lost).
- Which super PACs did Reed Hastings fund in 2022?
- Senate Majority PAC ($3.0M), House Majority PAC ($964K), DCCC ($36K).
- Which candidates did Reed Hastings's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $464K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $280K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $270K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.