Which super PACs did Paul Singer fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($7.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.3M), Honor Pennsylvania ($1.5M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($1.4M), American Policy Fund ($1.0M).

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

against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $1.3M, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.0M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Paul Singer

Individual

President, Elliott Management · Massachusetts

33 reported gifts; 13 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Paul Singer gave $20M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 36% were on the winning side ($5.5M won, $9.7M lost). $1.7M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$20M

96% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

36%

$15M scored (75% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$9.7M

Not allocated or result unknown

$5.2M

$3.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.7M 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
Senate Leadership Fund $1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$7.5M	$2.6M / $3.6M
Congressional Leadership Fund $816K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6.3M	$2.0M / $3.3M
Honor Pennsylvania $146K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$0 / $1.0M
Wfw Action Fund Inc $347K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.4M	$46K / $463K
American Policy Fund $77K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$58K / $812K
United Democracy Project $274K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$304K / $154K
American Patriots PAC $440K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$900K	$304K / $46K
USA Freedom Fund $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$24K / $63K
34n22, Inc. $68K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$6K / $176K
Heartland Resurgence $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$32K / $0
Alabama Conservatives Fund $21K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$79K / $0
NRSC $87 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100	$3 / $9
The Committee to Defeat the President $26 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50	$11 / $3

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.3M	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$967K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$826K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$663K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$651K	✗ No
Michael Bennet	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$573K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$307K	Unknown
Jane Timken	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$289K	Unknown
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$261K	✗ No
Joe Kent	Washington 3rd District (primary)	Attacking	$245K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Paul Singer spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Paul Singer gave $20M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 36% were on the winning side ($5.5M won, $9.7M lost). $1.7M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Paul Singer fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($7.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($6.3M), Honor Pennsylvania ($1.5M), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($1.4M), American Policy Fund ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Paul Singer's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $1.3M, lost); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.0M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.