Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2022?

Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Shield PAC ($1.0M), DSCC ($37K).

Which candidates did John Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $130K, lost); for Abigail A. Spanberger (Virginia 7th District, about $112K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $103K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Pritzker

Individual

President, Aperture Group LLC · California

6 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

John Pritzker gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 80% were on the winning side ($827K won, $213K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.

$2.0M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Democrats

80%

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.0M scored (51% of gifts)

$213K

Spent on the losing side

$996K

Not allocated or result unknown

$994K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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
Republican Accountability PAC $669K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$159K / $170K
Shield PAC $293K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$663K / $43K
DSCC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$5K / $509

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$130K	✗ No
Abigail A. Spanberger	Virginia 7th District	Supporting	$112K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$103K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan 7th District	Supporting	$100K	✓ Yes
Kim Schrier	Washington 8th District	Supporting	$98K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Supporting	$97K	✓ Yes
Sharice Davids	Kansas 3rd District	Supporting	$96K	✓ Yes
Chrissy Houlahan	Pennsylvania 6th District	Supporting	$59K	✓ Yes
Mikie Sherril	New Jersey 11th District	Supporting	$59K	✓ Yes
Elaine G. Luria	Virginia 2nd District	Supporting	$43K	✗ No
Angie Craig	Minnesota 2nd District	Supporting	$42K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$39K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Pritzker spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: John Pritzker gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 80% were on the winning side ($827K won, $213K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2022?: Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Shield PAC ($1.0M), DSCC ($37K).
Which candidates did John Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $130K, lost); for Abigail A. Spanberger (Virginia 7th District, about $112K, won); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $103K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.