Which super PACs did Koch Industries fund in 2022?

Americans for Prosperity Action ($20M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.7M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($75K), Heartland Resurgence ($25K).

Which candidates did Koch Industries's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $3.2M, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $2.5M, won); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.5M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Koch Industries

Company

Kansas

31 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Koch Industries gave $25M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 50% ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $11M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$25M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

50%

$11M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$11M

Not spent yet

$3.3M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A company giving straight from its treasury, which super PACs may accept. 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
Americans for Prosperity Action $2.3M not spent yet	$20M	$9.1M / $8.4M
Senate Leadership Fund $384K not spent yet	$2.7M	$968K / $1.3M
Congressional Leadership Fund $282K not spent yet	$2.5M	$840K / $1.3M
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $54K not spent yet	$75K	$14K / $7K
Heartland Resurgence $4K not spent yet	$25K	$21K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$3.2M	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$2.5M	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$2.5M	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$2.4M	✓ Yes
Eric Schmitt	Missouri Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.3M	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$841K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$796K	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$642K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$457K	✓ Yes
Mike Lee	Utah Senate (primary)	Supporting	$316K	✓ Yes
Nick Begich	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$308K	✗ No
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$306K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Koch Industries spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Koch Industries gave $25M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 50% ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $11M lost).
Which super PACs did Koch Industries fund in 2022?: Americans for Prosperity Action ($20M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.7M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. ($75K), Heartland Resurgence ($25K).
Which candidates did Koch Industries's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $3.2M, lost); for Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $2.5M, won); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.5M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.