Which super PACs did Kenneth Fisher fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($603K), American Leadership Action ($500K), 34n22, Inc. ($200K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($80K).

Which candidates did Kenneth Fisher's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $579K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $364K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $201K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Kenneth Fisher

Individual

Executive Chairman, Fisher Investments · Washington

49 reported gifts; 11 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Kenneth Fisher gave $3.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 33% were on the winning side ($771K won, $1.6M lost). $149K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.0M

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

33%

$2.3M scored (77% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$682K

$533K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $149K 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
Senate Leadership Fund $258K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$539K / $750K
Congressional Leadership Fund $79K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$603K	$196K / $317K
American Leadership Action $54K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$5K / $335K
34n22, Inc. $54K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$5K / $141K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $19K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$80K	$3K / $26K
NRSC $64K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$73K	$3K / $7K
Liberty Champions $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$21K / $0
The Lincoln Project $364 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$375	$2 / $8
NRCC $178 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250	$25 / $47
National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund $155 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$225	$10 / $58
DSCC $55 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$65	$10 / $1

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$579K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$364K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$201K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$170K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$138K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$135K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$89K	Unknown
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$60K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$49K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Kelly C. Tshibaka	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$25K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kenneth Fisher spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Kenneth Fisher gave $3.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 33% were on the winning side ($771K won, $1.6M lost). $149K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Kenneth Fisher fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($603K), American Leadership Action ($500K), 34n22, Inc. ($200K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($80K).
Which candidates did Kenneth Fisher's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $579K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $364K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $201K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.