Which super PACs did Robert Stavis fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($215K), Ab PAC ($150K), Mainstream Democrats PAC ($100K), DSCC ($73K).

Which candidates did Robert Stavis's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $158K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $104K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $100K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

← All donors

Donor

Robert Stavis

Individual

Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners · New York

13 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Robert Stavis gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% 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 ($682K won, $202K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

77%

$682K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$202K

Not spent yet

$655K

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 $400K not spent yet	$1.0M	$458K / $142K
House Majority PAC $37K not spent yet	$215K	$138K / $39K
Ab PAC $134K not spent yet	$150K	$16K / $0
Mainstream Democrats PAC $23K not spent yet	$100K	$41K / $18K
DSCC $40K not spent yet	$73K	$30K / $3K
DCCC $91 not spent yet	$500	$311 / $98

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$158K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$104K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$100K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$93K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$39K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$35K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes
Henry Cuellar	Texas 28th District	Supporting	$24K	✓ Yes
Kurt Schrader	Oregon 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$18K	Unknown
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$18K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Stavis spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Robert Stavis gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% 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 ($682K won, $202K lost).
Which super PACs did Robert Stavis fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($215K), Ab PAC ($150K), Mainstream Democrats PAC ($100K), DSCC ($73K).
Which candidates did Robert Stavis's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $158K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $104K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $100K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.