Which super PACs did Marsha Laufer fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($250K), Women Vote! ($150K), Ab PAC ($125K), Priorities USA Action ($75K).

Which candidates did Marsha Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $176K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $126K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $108K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Marsha Laufer

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

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

Winner

Marsha Laufer gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 79% ended up on the winning side ($742K won, $194K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

79%

$742K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$194K

Not spent yet

$762K

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
Senate Majority PAC $410K not spent yet	$1.0M	$469K / $145K
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) $155K not spent yet	$250K	$80K / $15K
Women Vote! $19K not spent yet	$150K	$101K / $25K
Ab PAC $112K not spent yet	$125K	$13K / $0
Priorities USA Action $33K not spent yet	$75K	$41K / $382
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K
DCCC $7K not spent yet	$37K	$23K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$176K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$126K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$108K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$101K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$45K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$40K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$40K	✓ Yes
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$30K	✓ Yes
Lucy McBath	Georgia 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$27K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marsha Laufer spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Marsha Laufer gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 79% ended up on the winning side ($742K won, $194K lost).
Which super PACs did Marsha Laufer fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($250K), Women Vote! ($150K), Ab PAC ($125K), Priorities USA Action ($75K).
Which candidates did Marsha Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $176K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $126K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $108K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.