Which super PACs did Haim Saban fund in 2022?

United Democracy Project ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), House Majority PAC ($250K), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Haim Saban's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Donna Edwards (Maryland 4th District, about $118K, won); for Haley Stevens (Michigan 11th District, about $109K, won); against Summer Lee (Pennsylvania 12th District, about $91K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Haim Saban

Individual

CEO, Saban Capital Group · California

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

Winner

Haim Saban gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 77% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 76% ended up on the winning side ($842K won, $272K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

77% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

76%

$842K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$272K

Not spent yet

$673K

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
United Democracy Project $273K not spent yet	$1.0M	$438K / $154K
Senate Majority PAC $200K not spent yet	$500K	$229K / $71K
House Majority PAC $43K not spent yet	$250K	$160K / $45K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donna Edwards	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$118K	✓ Yes
Haley Stevens	Michigan 11th District (primary)	Supporting	$109K	✓ Yes
Summer Lee	Pennsylvania 12th District (primary)	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
Adam Hollier	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Supporting	$76K	Unknown
Valerie P. Foushee	North Carolina 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$59K	✓ Yes
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$59K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$50K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Glenn F. Ivey	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$48K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Shri Thanedar	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$40K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Haim Saban spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Haim Saban gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 77% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 76% ended up on the winning side ($842K won, $272K lost).
Which super PACs did Haim Saban fund in 2022?: United Democracy Project ($1.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), House Majority PAC ($250K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Haim Saban's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Donna Edwards (Maryland 4th District, about $118K, won); for Haley Stevens (Michigan 11th District, about $109K, won); against Summer Lee (Pennsylvania 12th District, about $91K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.