Which super PACs did Timothy Mellon fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($15M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($7.0M), Wisconsin Truth PAC ($5.0M), American Policy Fund ($4.0M), Connecticut Patriots PAC ($2.5M).

Which candidates did Timothy Mellon's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $3.5M, lost); against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $3.3M, won); against Michael Bennet (Colorado Senate, about $2.4M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Timothy Mellon

Individual

Investor, Banking heir (Mellon family) · Wyoming

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

Loser

Timothy Mellon gave $40M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). 33% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $22M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$40M

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

33%

$11M

Spent on the losing side

$22M

Not spent yet

$6.2M

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
Congressional Leadership Fund No outside spending reported yet	$15M	$5.0M / $8.0M
The Sentinel Action Fund No outside spending reported yet	$7.0M	$558K / $6.2M
Wisconsin Truth PAC No outside spending reported yet	$5.0M	$4.4M / $378K
American Policy Fund No outside spending reported yet	$4.0M	$461K / $3.4M
Connecticut Patriots PAC No outside spending reported yet	$2.5M	$11K / $2.3M
Evergreen Principles PAC No outside spending reported yet	$2.2M	$0 / $1.9M
White Mountain PAC No outside spending reported yet	$2.0M	$0 / $4K
MAGA Inc. No outside spending reported yet	$1.5M	$49K / $259K
Liberty Champions No outside spending reported yet	$500K	$427K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$3.5M	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$3.3M	✓ Yes
Michael Bennet	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$2.4M	✗ No
Blumenthal	Connecticut Senate	Attacking	$2.3M	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✗ No
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.4M	Unknown
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$1.2M	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$785K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$682K	✗ No
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$634K	✗ No
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Supporting	$543K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Timothy Mellon spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Timothy Mellon gave $40M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). 33% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $22M lost).
Which super PACs did Timothy Mellon fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($15M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($7.0M), Wisconsin Truth PAC ($5.0M), American Policy Fund ($4.0M), Connecticut Patriots PAC ($2.5M).
Which candidates did Timothy Mellon's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $3.5M, lost); against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $3.3M, won); against Michael Bennet (Colorado Senate, about $2.4M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.