Which super PACs did David Sacks fund in 2022?

Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($1.0M), NRCC ($850), DCCC ($294), DSCC ($150), NRSC ($75).

Which candidates did David Sacks's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $749K, won); against Joshua Mandel (Ohio Senate, about $66K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan 7th District, about $58, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

David Sacks

Individual

Executive, Craft Ventures · California

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

Winner

David Sacks gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($815K won, $637 lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

92% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

100%

$815K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$637

Not spent yet

$186K

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
Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) $186K not spent yet	$1.0M	$814K / $0
NRCC	$850	$295 / $555
DCCC $54 not spent yet	$294	$183 / $57
DSCC $83 not spent yet	$150	$61 / $6
NRSC $49 not spent yet	$75	$7 / $19

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$749K	✓ Yes
Joshua Mandel	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$66K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$58	✗ No
Rudy Salas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$58	✓ Yes
Abigail A. Spanberger	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$51	✗ No
Jared Forrest Golden	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$51	✗ No
Matt Cartwright	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$37	✗ No
Angie Craig	Minnesota 2nd District	Attacking	$35	✗ No
Chris Deluzio	Pennsylvania 17th District	Attacking	$34	✗ No
Yadira Caraveo	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$34	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$33	✗ No
Emilia Sykes	Ohio 13th District	Attacking	$33	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did David Sacks spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: David Sacks gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($815K won, $637 lost).
Which super PACs did David Sacks fund in 2022?: Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($1.0M), NRCC ($850), DCCC ($294), DSCC ($150), NRSC ($75).
Which candidates did David Sacks's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $749K, won); against Joshua Mandel (Ohio Senate, about $66K, won); against Elissa Slotkin (Michigan 7th District, about $58, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.