Which super PACs did Amos Hostetter fund in 2022?

House Majority PAC ($600K), Lcv Victory Fund ($500K), Votevets ($425K), DSCC ($37K), Women Vote! ($20K).

Which candidates did Amos Hostetter's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $113K, won); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $61K, won); against Michael V. Lawler (New York 17th District, about $49K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Amos Hostetter

Individual

CEO, Pilot House Associates (cable fortune) · Massachusetts

7 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Amos Hostetter gave $1.6M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($854K won, $259K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$854K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$259K

Not spent yet

$469K

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
House Majority PAC $104K not spent yet	$600K	$384K / $109K
Lcv Victory Fund $208K not spent yet	$500K	$255K / $28K
Votevets $118K not spent yet	$425K	$187K / $118K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K
Women Vote! $3K not spent yet	$20K	$13K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$113K	✓ Yes
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes
Michael V. Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$49K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$35K	✓ Yes
Paul DeGroot	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$22K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Colin J. Schmitt	New York 18th District	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Amos Hostetter spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Amos Hostetter gave $1.6M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($854K won, $259K lost).
Which super PACs did Amos Hostetter fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($600K), Lcv Victory Fund ($500K), Votevets ($425K), DSCC ($37K), Women Vote! ($20K).
Which candidates did Amos Hostetter's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $113K, won); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $61K, won); against Michael V. Lawler (New York 17th District, about $49K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.