Which super PACs did Stephen Schwarzman fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($22M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($11M), Saving Arizona PAC ($1.0M), American Leadership Action ($1.0M), Honor Pennsylvania ($600K).

Which candidates did Stephen Schwarzman's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $4.4M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3.5M, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $2.9M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Stephen Schwarzman

Individual

Chairman & CEO, Blackstone · New York

19 gifts to 11 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Stephen Schwarzman gave $36M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). 40% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($12M won, $19M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$36M

95% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

40%

$12M

Spent on the losing side

$19M

Not spent yet

$5.2M

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 Leadership Fund No outside spending reported yet	$22M	$7.9M / $11M
Congressional Leadership Fund No outside spending reported yet	$11M	$3.6M / $5.7M
Saving Arizona PAC No outside spending reported yet	$1.0M	$387K / $422K
American Leadership Action No outside spending reported yet	$1.0M	$222K / $670K
Honor Pennsylvania No outside spending reported yet	$600K	$18K / $425K
USA Freedom Fund	$200K	$103K / $54K
Florida First Project No outside spending reported yet	$200K	$75K / $88K
Rjc Victory Fund No outside spending reported yet	$200K	$0 / $191K
Liberty Champions No outside spending reported yet	$100K	$85K / $0
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. No outside spending reported yet	$100K	$18K / $10K
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$73K	$7K / $18K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$4.4M	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$3.5M	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$2.9M	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$2.5M	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$2.0M	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$2.0M	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$713K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$674K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$521K	✗ No
Kelly C. Tshibaka	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$471K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$448K	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$425K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Stephen Schwarzman spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Stephen Schwarzman gave $36M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 95% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). 40% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($12M won, $19M lost).
Which super PACs did Stephen Schwarzman fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($22M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($11M), Saving Arizona PAC ($1.0M), American Leadership Action ($1.0M), Honor Pennsylvania ($600K).
Which candidates did Stephen Schwarzman's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $4.4M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3.5M, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $2.9M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.