Which super PACs did Michael Sonnenfeldt fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($450K), Ab PAC ($450K), House Majority PAC ($200K), Lcv Victory Fund ($175K), 314 Action Fund ($50K).

Which candidates did Michael Sonnenfeldt's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $73K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $49K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $49K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Michael Sonnenfeldt

Individual

Investor, Self-Employed · New York

15 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Michael Sonnenfeldt gave $1.4M 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, 81% ended up on the winning side ($521K won, $120K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

81%

$521K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$120K

Not spent yet

$759K

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 $180K not spent yet	$450K	$206K / $64K
Ab PAC $403K not spent yet	$450K	$47K / $0
House Majority PAC $35K not spent yet	$200K	$128K / $36K
Lcv Victory Fund $73K not spent yet	$175K	$89K / $10K
314 Action Fund $34K not spent yet	$50K	$13K / $1K
DCCC $7K not spent yet	$37K	$23K / $7K
DSCC $20K not spent yet	$37K	$15K / $1K
Moveon.Org Political Action $2K not spent yet	$2K	$62 / $228

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$73K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$45K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$23K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$18K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$14K	✓ Yes
Esther Joy King	Illinois 17th District	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Sonnenfeldt spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Michael Sonnenfeldt gave $1.4M 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, 81% ended up on the winning side ($521K won, $120K lost).
Which super PACs did Michael Sonnenfeldt fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($450K), Ab PAC ($450K), House Majority PAC ($200K), Lcv Victory Fund ($175K), 314 Action Fund ($50K).
Which candidates did Michael Sonnenfeldt's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $73K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $49K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $49K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.