Donor
Sue Mandel
IndividualNot Employed · Connecticut
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Sue Mandel gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 49% ended up on the winning side ($166K won, $175K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
49%
$166K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$175K
Not spent yet
$659K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Accountability PAC $659K not spent yet | $1.0M | $166K / $175K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Sue Mandel's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Sue Mandel's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $133K | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $105K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $40K | ✗ No |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $38K | ✓ Yes |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $17K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $3K | ✓ Yes |
| Robyn Belinskey | Wyoming at-large House seat (primary) | Attacking | $1K | ✓ Yes |
| Anthony Bouchard | Wyoming at-large House seat (primary) | Attacking | $1K | ✓ Yes |
| Harriett Hageman | Wyoming at-large House seat (primary) | Attacking | $1K | ✗ No |
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $244 | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Sue Mandel spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Sue Mandel gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 49% ended up on the winning side ($166K won, $175K lost).
- Which super PACs did Sue Mandel fund in 2022?
- Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M).
- Which candidates did Sue Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $133K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $105K, won); for Tim Ryan (Ohio Senate, about $40K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.