Which super PACs did Pat Stryker fund in 2022?

Votevets ($275K), Ab PAC ($150K), Lcv Victory Fund ($100K), Big Sky Voters PAC ($100K), DCCC ($37K).

Which candidates did Pat Stryker's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Ryan Zinke (Montana at-large House seat, about $98K, unknown); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $62K, won); against Michael V. Lawler (New York 17th District, about $23K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Pat Stryker

Individual

Philanthropist, Self-Employed · Colorado

6 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Pat Stryker gave $662K 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, 71% were on the winning side ($155K won, $62K lost). $103K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$662K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

71%

$217K scored (33% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$62K

Not allocated or result unknown

$445K

$342K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $103K 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	Won / lost
Votevets $133K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$275K	$87K / $55K
Ab PAC $138K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$12K / $0
Lcv Victory Fund $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$49K / $5K
Big Sky Voters PAC $562 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$0 / $0
DCCC $27K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$7K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ryan Zinke	Montana at-large House seat	Attacking	$98K	Unknown
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$62K	✓ Yes
Michael V. Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Paul DeGroot	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Colin J. Schmitt	New York 18th District	Attacking	$6K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$5K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$5K	✓ Yes
Shri Thanedar	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$5K	✗ No
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Pat Stryker spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Pat Stryker gave $662K 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, 71% were on the winning side ($155K won, $62K lost). $103K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Pat Stryker fund in 2022?: Votevets ($275K), Ab PAC ($150K), Lcv Victory Fund ($100K), Big Sky Voters PAC ($100K), DCCC ($37K).
Which candidates did Pat Stryker's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Ryan Zinke (Montana at-large House seat, about $98K, unknown); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $62K, won); against Michael V. Lawler (New York 17th District, about $23K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.