Donor
Richard Rosenthal
IndividualRetired, Rst Associates · Ohio
14 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Richard Rosenthal gave $2.3M 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, 62% were on the winning side ($455K won, $274K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$2.3M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
62%
$729K scored (32% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$274K
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.6M
$1.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planned Parenthood Votes $1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2.0M | $450K / $38K | |
| Save America Fund $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $0 / $235K | |
| DSCC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $38K | $5K / $523 | |
| Moveon.Org Political Action $41 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $43 | $0 / $1 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $284K | ✓ Yes |
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $218K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $56K | ✓ Yes |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $41K | ✓ Yes |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $29K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $17K | ✗ No |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Cheri Beasley | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $13K | ✗ No |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $10K | ✗ No |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | Pennsylvania 1st District | Attacking | $7K | ✗ No |
| Ashley Ehasz | Pennsylvania 1st District | Supporting | $5K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Richard Rosenthal spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Richard Rosenthal gave $2.3M 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, 62% were on the winning side ($455K won, $274K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Richard Rosenthal fund in 2022?
- Planned Parenthood Votes ($2.0M), Save America Fund ($250K), DSCC ($38K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($43).
- Which candidates did Richard Rosenthal's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $284K, won); against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $218K, lost); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $56K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.