Which super PACs did Arthur Kern fund in 2022?

The Lincoln Project ($600K), Votevets ($400K).

Which candidates did Arthur Kern's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $103K, won); against Michael V. Lawler (New York 17th District, about $46K, lost); against Paul DeGroot (New Jersey 11th District, about $26K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Arthur Kern

Individual

Chairman, American Media · California

6 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Arthur Kern gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 58% ended up on the winning side ($187K won, $136K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

95% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

58%

$187K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$136K

Not spent yet

$676K

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
The Lincoln Project $563K not spent yet	$600K		$11K / $26K
Votevets $111K not spent yet	$400K		$176K / $111K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$103K	✓ Yes
Michael V. Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Paul DeGroot	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Colin J. Schmitt	New York 18th District	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Shri Thanedar	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$10K	✗ No
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
Pat Ryan	New York 18th District	Supporting	$6K	✗ No
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$6K	✗ No
Jill N. Tokuda	Hawaii 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$5K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Arthur Kern spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Arthur Kern gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 58% ended up on the winning side ($187K won, $136K lost).
Which super PACs did Arthur Kern fund in 2022?: The Lincoln Project ($600K), Votevets ($400K).
Which candidates did Arthur Kern's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $103K, won); against Michael V. Lawler (New York 17th District, about $46K, lost); against Paul DeGroot (New Jersey 11th District, about $26K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.