Which super PACs did Restoration PAC fund in 2022?

Women Speak Out PAC ($8.4M), Americas PAC ($3.0M), American Principles Project PAC ($1.6M), Esafund ($425K).

Which candidates did Restoration PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $807K, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $718K, lost); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $608K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Illinois

22 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Restoration PAC gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 26% were on the winning side ($1.6M won, $4.6M lost). $694K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$13M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

26%

$6.2M scored (47% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$7.2M

$6.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $694K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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
Women Speak Out PAC $4.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.4M	$1.2M / $2.7M
Americas PAC $715K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$323K / $1.4M
American Principles Project PAC $1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.6M	$42K / $244K
Esafund $67K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$425K	$0 / $352K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$807K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$718K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$608K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate (primary)	Attacking	$461K	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$392K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$385K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (primary)	Attacking	$339K	✗ No
Joe R Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$329K	Unknown
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$299K	✓ Yes
Val Demings	Florida Senate	Attacking	$288K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$275K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$210K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Restoration PAC spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Restoration PAC gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% 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, 26% were on the winning side ($1.6M won, $4.6M lost). $694K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Restoration PAC fund in 2022?: Women Speak Out PAC ($8.4M), Americas PAC ($3.0M), American Principles Project PAC ($1.6M), Esafund ($425K).
Which candidates did Restoration PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $807K, lost); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $718K, lost); against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $608K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.