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Phillip Ragon

Individual

CEO & Founder, Intersystems Corporation · Massachusetts

5 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Phillip Ragon gave $2.5M 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, 78% were on the winning side ($912K won, $263K lost). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

78%

$1.2M scored (48% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$263K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.3M

$1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $16K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Majority PAC

$658K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.3M
$441K / $140K
House Majority PAC

$143K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$700K
$431K / $123K
Ab PAC

$460K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$40K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Phillip Ragon's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Phillip Ragon's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$153K✓ Yes
Blake MastersArizona SenateAttacking$92K✓ Yes
Adam Paul LaxaltNevada SenateAttacking$88K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateAttacking$71K✗ No
Ted BuddNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$41K✗ No
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateAttacking$40K✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateSupporting$32K✓ Yes
Donald C. BolducNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$31K✓ Yes
Mark RobertsonNevada 1st DistrictAttacking$21K✓ Yes
Cassy GarciaTexas 28th DistrictAttacking$18K✓ Yes
Yesli I. VegaVirginia 7th DistrictAttacking$18K✓ Yes
Karoline LeavittNew Hampshire 1st DistrictAttacking$18K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Phillip Ragon spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Phillip Ragon gave $2.5M 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, 78% were on the winning side ($912K won, $263K lost). $16K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Phillip Ragon fund in 2022?
Senate Majority PAC ($1.3M), House Majority PAC ($700K), Ab PAC ($500K).
Which candidates did Phillip Ragon's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $153K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $92K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $88K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.