Which super PACs did James Simons fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($11M), House Majority PAC ($6.5M), DCCC ($73K), DSCC ($37K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($145).

Which candidates did James Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.6M, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $983K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $947K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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James Simons

Individual

Money Manager, Renaissance Technologies · New York

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

Winner

James Simons gave $17M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($9.0M won, $2.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$17M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$9.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.7M

Not spent yet

$5.4M

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 $4.2M not spent yet	$11M	$4.8M / $1.5M
House Majority PAC $1.1M not spent yet	$6.5M	$4.2M / $1.2M
DCCC $13K not spent yet	$73K	$45K / $14K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K
Moveon.Org Political Action $123 not spent yet	$145	$4 / $17

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$1.6M	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$983K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$947K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$938K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$434K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$405K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$330K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$202K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$180K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$179K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$175K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$174K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Simons spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: James Simons gave $17M 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, 77% ended up on the winning side ($9.0M won, $2.7M lost).
Which super PACs did James Simons fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($11M), House Majority PAC ($6.5M), DCCC ($73K), DSCC ($37K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($145).
Which candidates did James Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.6M, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $983K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $947K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.