Which super PACs did Katrina Schaffer fund in 2022?

Wfp National PAC ($960K), Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC ($454).

Which candidates did Katrina Schaffer's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $50K, lost); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $41K, won); for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $37K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Katrina Schaffer

Individual

Sign Language Interpretation, Self Employed · California

6 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Katrina Schaffer gave $960K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 93% 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, 69% were on the winning side ($252K won, $115K lost). $104K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$960K

93% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

69%

$368K scored (38% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$115K

Not allocated or result unknown

$593K

$489K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $104K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Wfp National PAC $488K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$960K		$252K / $115K
Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC $260 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$454		$194 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$50K	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$41K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$37K	✓ Yes
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Supporting	$33K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$30K	✓ Yes
Jessica Cisneros	Texas 28th District	Supporting	$27K	Unknown
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$27K	✓ Yes
Summer Lee	Pennsylvania 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$22K	✓ Yes
Gilbert Villegas	Illinois 3rd District (primary)	Attacking	$19K	Unknown
Michelle Vallejo	Texas 15th District	Supporting	$18K	✗ No
Summer Lee	Pennsylvania 12th District	Supporting	$17K	✓ Yes
Nida Allam	North Carolina 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$15K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Katrina Schaffer spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Katrina Schaffer gave $960K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 93% 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, 69% were on the winning side ($252K won, $115K lost). $104K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Katrina Schaffer fund in 2022?: Wfp National PAC ($960K), Asian American Advocacy Fund PAC ($454).
Which candidates did Katrina Schaffer's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $50K, lost); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $41K, won); for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $37K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.