Donor
Rhonda Peed
IndividualOwner, Sand Hills Publishing · Nebraska
4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Rhonda Peed gave $3.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 38% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $2.0M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$3.8M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
38%
$1.3M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$2.0M
Not spent yet
$477K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Leadership Fund $423K not spent yet | $3.8M | $1.3M / $2.0M | |
| NRCC | $37K | $13K / $24K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Rhonda Peed's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Rhonda Peed's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Attacking | $159K | ✗ No |
| Dina Titus | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $127K | ✗ No |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $118K | ✗ No |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | New York 17th District | Attacking | $111K | ✓ Yes |
| Katie Porter | California 47th District | Attacking | $99K | ✗ No |
| Adam Gray | California 13th District | Attacking | $97K | ✓ Yes |
| Frank J. Mrvan | Indiana 1st District | Attacking | $93K | ✗ No |
| Jamie McLeod-Skinner | Oregon 5th District | Attacking | $90K | ✓ Yes |
| Rudy Salas | California 22nd District | Attacking | $89K | ✓ Yes |
| Mike Levin | California 49th District | Attacking | $88K | ✗ No |
| Eric Sorensen | Illinois 17th District | Attacking | $87K | ✗ No |
| Kim Schrier | Washington 8th District | Attacking | $86K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Rhonda Peed spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Rhonda Peed gave $3.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 38% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $2.0M lost).
- Which super PACs did Rhonda Peed fund in 2022?
- Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.8M), NRCC ($37K).
- Which candidates did Rhonda Peed's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Susie Lee (Nevada 3rd District, about $159K, lost); against Dina Titus (Nevada 1st District, about $127K, lost); against Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $118K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.