Which super PACs did Michael Moritz fund in 2022?

Ab PAC ($3.0M), The Lincoln Project ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Michael Moritz's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $231K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $15K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $5K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Moritz

Individual

Partner, Sequoia Capital · California

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

Backed winners

Michael Moritz gave $4.0M 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, 92% were on the winning side ($249K won, $21K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

92%

$269K scored (7% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$21K

Not allocated or result unknown

$3.7M

$3.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K 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
Ab PAC $2.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M		$243K / $0
The Lincoln Project $970K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$6K / $21K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$231K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$15K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$5K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$3K	✗ No
Elise M. Stefanik	New York 21st District (primary)	Attacking	$2K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$2K	Unknown
Val Demings	Florida Senate	Supporting	$2K	✗ No
Paul Gosar	Arizona 9th District	Attacking	$1K	✗ No
Marjorie Taylor Greene	Georgia 14th District	Attacking	$1K	✗ No
Steve Scalise	Louisiana 1st District	Attacking	$1K	✗ No
Kevin McCarthy	California 20th District	Attacking	$1K	✗ No
Elise M. Stefanik	New York 21st District	Attacking	$1K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Moritz spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Michael Moritz gave $4.0M 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, 92% were on the winning side ($249K won, $21K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Moritz fund in 2022?: Ab PAC ($3.0M), The Lincoln Project ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Michael Moritz's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $231K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $15K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $5K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.