Which super PACs did Virginia James fund in 2022?

Club for Growth Action ($5.9M), Women Speak Out PAC ($1.0M), School Freedom Fund ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Virginia James's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $890K, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $542K, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $523K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Virginia James

Individual

Retired, N.a. · New Jersey

8 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Virginia James gave $8.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 67% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 52% ended up on the winning side ($2.8M won, $2.6M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.0M

67% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

52%

$2.8M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.6M

Not spent yet

$2.5M

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
Club for Growth Action $1.0M not spent yet	$5.9M	$2.3M / $2.3M
Women Speak Out PAC $520K not spent yet	$1.0M	$163K / $349K
School Freedom Fund $362K not spent yet	$1.0M	$354K / $43K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$890K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$542K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$523K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$361K	✗ No
Patrick Lloyd Mccrory	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$351K	✓ Yes
Evan McMullin	Utah Senate	Attacking	$293K	✓ Yes
Katie Britt	Alabama Senate (primary)	Attacking	$184K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$169K	✗ No
Mo Brooks	Alabama Senate (primary)	Supporting	$164K	Unknown
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$159K	✗ No
Kathy Barnette	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$159K	Unknown
Josh Brecheen	Oklahoma 2nd District	Supporting	$118K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Virginia James spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Virginia James gave $8.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 67% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 52% ended up on the winning side ($2.8M won, $2.6M lost).
Which super PACs did Virginia James fund in 2022?: Club for Growth Action ($5.9M), Women Speak Out PAC ($1.0M), School Freedom Fund ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Virginia James's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $890K, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $542K, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $523K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.