Which super PACs did American Advancement, Inc fund in 2022?

Defend US PAC ($1.6M), Carolina Senate Fund ($415K), American Jobs and Growth PAC ($100K).

Which candidates did American Advancement, Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Markwayne Mullin (Oklahoma Senate (special), about $314K, won); against Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $268K, lost); against Jamie McLeod-Skinner (Oregon 5th District, about $246K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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American Advancement, Inc

Company / nonprofit

Virginia

9 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

American Advancement, Inc gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 83% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($797K won, $591K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

83% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

57%

$797K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$591K

Not spent yet

$677K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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
Defend US PAC $430K not spent yet	$1.6M	$797K / $323K
Carolina Senate Fund $59K not spent yet	$415K	$0 / $268K
American Jobs and Growth PAC $42K not spent yet	$100K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Markwayne Mullin	Oklahoma Senate (special)	Supporting	$314K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$268K	✗ No
Jamie McLeod-Skinner	Oregon 5th District	Attacking	$246K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Patrick Lloyd Mccrory	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$88K	Unknown
Angie Craig	Minnesota 2nd District	Attacking	$74K	✗ No
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 7th District	Attacking	$73K	✓ Yes
Tom O'Halleran	Arizona 2nd District	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$60K	✗ No
Abigail A. Spanberger	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$57K	✗ No
Avery Frix	Oklahoma 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$51K	Unknown
Cindy Axne	Iowa 3rd District	Attacking	$50K	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Advancement, Inc spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: American Advancement, Inc gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 83% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 57% ended up on the winning side ($797K won, $591K lost).
Which super PACs did American Advancement, Inc fund in 2022?: Defend US PAC ($1.6M), Carolina Senate Fund ($415K), American Jobs and Growth PAC ($100K).
Which candidates did American Advancement, Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Markwayne Mullin (Oklahoma Senate (special), about $314K, won); against Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $268K, lost); against Jamie McLeod-Skinner (Oregon 5th District, about $246K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.