Which super PACs did JB Pritzker fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Priorities USA Action ($200K), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did JB Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $159K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $101K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $93K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

JB Pritzker

Individual

Governor, Governor of Illinois / Hyatt heir · Illinois

3 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

JB Pritzker gave $1.2M 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, 80% ended up on the winning side ($583K won, $144K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

80%

$583K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$144K

Not spent yet

$509K

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 $400K not spent yet	$1.0M	$458K / $142K
Priorities USA Action $89K not spent yet	$200K	$110K / $1K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$159K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$101K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$93K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$75K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$56K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$39K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$9K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did JB Pritzker spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: JB Pritzker gave $1.2M 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, 80% ended up on the winning side ($583K won, $144K lost).
Which super PACs did JB Pritzker fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Priorities USA Action ($200K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did JB Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $159K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $101K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $93K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.