Which super PACs did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.8M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Florida First Project ($10K).

Which candidates did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $290K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $276K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $232K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)

Company

North Carolina

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

Mixed

RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 41% ended up on the winning side ($715K won, $1.0M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

41%

$715K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.0M

Not spent yet

$282K

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
Senate Leadership Fund $249K not spent yet	$1.8M	$628K / $874K
Congressional Leadership Fund $28K not spent yet	$250K	$84K / $134K
Florida First Project $2K not spent yet	$10K	$4K / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$290K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$276K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$232K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$199K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$159K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$156K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$57K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$53K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Kelly C. Tshibaka	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$37K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$8K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 41% ended up on the winning side ($715K won, $1.0M lost).
Which super PACs did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco) fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.8M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Florida First Project ($10K).
Which candidates did RAI Services (Reynolds American tobacco)'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $290K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $276K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $232K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.