Donor
Lisa Primus
IndividualNot-Employed, Not-Employed · New York
6 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Lisa Primus gave $1.1M 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, 76% were on the winning side ($350K won, $111K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.1M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
76%
$460K scored (43% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$111K
Not allocated or result unknown
$621K
$613K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $8K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lcv Victory Fund $164K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $375K | $184K / $20K | |
| Republican Accountability PAC $248K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $370K | $59K / $63K | |
| Future Forward (FF PAC) $171K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $300K | $102K / $27K | |
| DSCC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $37K | $5K / $509 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $93K | ✓ Yes |
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $75K | ✗ No |
| Joe O'Dea | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $44K | ✓ Yes |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $39K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $33K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $19K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $17K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $14K | ✗ No |
| Donald C. Bolduc | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $13K | ✓ Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $11K | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $10K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Lisa Primus spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Lisa Primus gave $1.1M 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, 76% were on the winning side ($350K won, $111K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Lisa Primus fund in 2022?
- Lcv Victory Fund ($375K), Republican Accountability PAC ($370K), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($300K), DSCC ($37K).
- Which candidates did Lisa Primus's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $93K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $75K, lost); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $44K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.