Which super PACs did Michael Moritz fund in 2022?

Ab PAC ($3.0M), The Lincoln Project ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Michael Moritz's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $300K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $22K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $9K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Moritz

Individual

Partner, Sequoia Capital · California

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

Winner

Michael Moritz gave $4.0M 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, 89% ended up on the winning side ($333K won, $43K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$4.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

89%

$333K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$43K

Not spent yet

$3.6M

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
Ab PAC $2.7M not spent yet	$3.0M		$315K / $0
The Lincoln Project $938K not spent yet	$1.0M		$18K / $43K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$300K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$22K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Elise M. Stefanik	New York 21st District (primary)	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$7K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes
Val Demings	Florida Senate	Supporting	$4K	✗ No
Marjorie Taylor Greene	Georgia 14th District (primary)	Attacking	$4K	✗ No
Paul Gosar	Arizona 9th District	Attacking	$3K	✗ No
Steve Scalise	Louisiana 1st District	Attacking	$3K	✗ No
Kevin McCarthy	California 20th District	Attacking	$3K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$3K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Moritz spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Michael Moritz gave $4.0M 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, 89% ended up on the winning side ($333K won, $43K lost).
Which super PACs did Michael Moritz fund in 2022?: Ab PAC ($3.0M), The Lincoln Project ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Michael Moritz's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $300K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $22K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $9K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.