Donor
Way to Win Action Fund
Another PACCalifornia
4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Way to Win Action Fund gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($739K won, $206K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$3.4M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
78%
$739K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$206K
Not spent yet
$2.4M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Forward (FF PAC) $1.1M not spent yet | $2.0M | $714K / $192K | |
| Texas Organizing Project PAC $916K not spent yet | $1.3M | $25K / $14K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Way to Win Action Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Way to Win Action Fund's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $578K | ✓ Yes |
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $192K | ✗ No |
| Joseph Biden | President | Supporting | $186K | Unknown |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $136K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $95K | Unknown |
| Jessica Cisneros | Texas 28th District | Supporting | $33K | Unknown |
| Jasmine Crockett | Texas 30th District (primary) | Supporting | $19K | ✓ Yes |
| Michelle Vallejo | Texas 15th District | Supporting | $14K | ✗ No |
| Sima Ladjevardian | Texas 2nd District | Supporting | $10K | Unknown |
| Sri Kulkarni | Texas 22nd District | Supporting | $9K | Unknown |
| Candace Valenzuela | Texas 24th District | Supporting | $8K | Unknown |
| Wendy Davis | Texas 21st District | Supporting | $5K | Unknown |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Way to Win Action Fund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Way to Win Action Fund gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($739K won, $206K lost).
- Which super PACs did Way to Win Action Fund fund in 2022?
- Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.0M), Texas Organizing Project PAC ($1.3M).
- Which candidates did Way to Win Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $578K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $192K, lost); for Joseph Biden (President, about $186K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.