Which super PACs did Thomas Secunda fund in 2022?

House Majority PAC ($500K), Dmfi PAC ($250K), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Thomas Secunda's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Nina Turner (Ohio 11th District, about $47K, unknown); for Shontel Brown (Ohio 11th District, about $46K, won); against Sandy Smith (North Carolina 1st District, about $18K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Thomas Secunda

Individual

Vice Chairman and Founder of Bloomberg, Bloomberg L.P. · New York

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

Winner

Thomas Secunda gave $787K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 88% 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 ($459K won, $118K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$787K

88% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

80%

$459K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$118K

Not spent yet

$210K

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
House Majority PAC $86K not spent yet	$500K	$320K / $91K
Dmfi PAC $28K not spent yet	$250K	$124K / $25K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nina Turner	Ohio 11th District	Attacking	$47K	Unknown
Shontel Brown	Ohio 11th District	Supporting	$46K	✓ Yes
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Marie Newman	Illinois 6th District (primary)	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Ruben Ramirez	Texas 15th District	Supporting	$15K	Unknown
Steven Irwin	Pennsylvania 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$14K	Unknown
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Glenn F. Ivey	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Jeremy Shaffer	Pennsylvania 17th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Secunda spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Secunda gave $787K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 88% 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 ($459K won, $118K lost).
Which super PACs did Thomas Secunda fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($500K), Dmfi PAC ($250K), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Thomas Secunda's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Nina Turner (Ohio 11th District, about $47K, unknown); for Shontel Brown (Ohio 11th District, about $46K, won); against Sandy Smith (North Carolina 1st District, about $18K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.