Which super PACs did Paul Sagan fund in 2022?

Ab PAC ($675K), Lcv Victory Fund ($50K).

Which candidates did Paul Sagan's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $52K, won); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $6K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $5K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Paul Sagan

Individual

Managing Partner, General Catalyst Partners · Massachusetts

5 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Paul Sagan gave $725K 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, 97% were on the winning side ($79K won, $3K lost). $960 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$725K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

97%

$82K scored (11% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3K

Not allocated or result unknown

$643K

$642K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $960 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Ab PAC $620K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$675K		$55K / $0
Lcv Victory Fund $22K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K		$25K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$52K	✓ Yes
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$6K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$5K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$3K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$2K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$1K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$1K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$1K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$801	✓ Yes
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Supporting	$769	✓ Yes
Donna F Edwards	Maryland 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$550	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Paul Sagan spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Paul Sagan gave $725K 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, 97% were on the winning side ($79K won, $3K lost). $960 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Paul Sagan fund in 2022?: Ab PAC ($675K), Lcv Victory Fund ($50K).
Which candidates did Paul Sagan's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $52K, won); against Joe O'Dea (Colorado Senate, about $6K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $5K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.