Which super PACs did Reid Hoffman fund in 2022?

Republican Accountability PAC ($3.4M), House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Straight Talk Politics PAC ($750K), Mainstream Democrats PAC ($600K), Senate Majority PAC ($550K).

Which candidates did Reid Hoffman's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $654K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $360K, won); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $317K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Reid Hoffman

Individual

Partner, LinkedIn co-founder / Greylock · Washington

16 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Reid Hoffman gave $8.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 64% ended up on the winning side ($3.0M won, $1.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.0M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

64%

$3.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.7M

Not spent yet

$3.4M

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	Won / lost
Republican Accountability PAC $2.2M not spent yet	$3.4M	$556K / $585K
House Majority PAC $424K not spent yet	$2.5M	$1.6M / $445K
Straight Talk Politics PAC $227K not spent yet	$750K	$317K / $207K
Mainstream Democrats PAC $139K not spent yet	$600K	$244K / $107K
Senate Majority PAC $220K not spent yet	$550K	$252K / $78K
Put Utah First PAC $15K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $235K
DSCC $40K not spent yet	$73K	$30K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$654K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$360K	✓ Yes
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$317K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$224K	✓ Yes
Mike Lee	Utah Senate	Attacking	$201K	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$146K	✓ Yes
Henry Cuellar	Texas 28th District	Supporting	$142K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$134K	✗ No
Kurt Schrader	Oregon 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$110K	Unknown
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$76K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$67K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$65K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Reid Hoffman spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Reid Hoffman gave $8.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 64% ended up on the winning side ($3.0M won, $1.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Reid Hoffman fund in 2022?: Republican Accountability PAC ($3.4M), House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Straight Talk Politics PAC ($750K), Mainstream Democrats PAC ($600K), Senate Majority PAC ($550K).
Which candidates did Reid Hoffman's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $654K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $360K, won); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $317K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.