Which super PACs did Robert Stavis fund in 2022?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($215K), Ab PAC ($150K), Mainstream Democrats PAC ($100K), DSCC ($73K).

Which candidates did Robert Stavis's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $123K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $79K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $76K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Robert Stavis

Individual

Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners · New York

13 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Robert Stavis gave $1.5M 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, 76% were on the winning side ($540K won, $167K lost). $32K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

76%

$707K scored (46% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$167K

Not allocated or result unknown

$831K

$800K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $32K 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 Majority PAC $526K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$353K / $112K
House Majority PAC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$215K	$132K / $38K
Ab PAC $138K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$12K / $0
Mainstream Democrats PAC $30K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$33K / $16K
DSCC $61K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$73K	$11K / $1K
DCCC $374 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500	$96 / $30

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$123K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$76K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$58K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$26K	✓ Yes
Henry Cuellar	Texas 28th District	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
Kurt Schrader	Oregon 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$17K	Unknown
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Stavis spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Robert Stavis gave $1.5M 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, 76% were on the winning side ($540K won, $167K lost). $32K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Robert Stavis fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($215K), Ab PAC ($150K), Mainstream Democrats PAC ($100K), DSCC ($73K).
Which candidates did Robert Stavis's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $123K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $79K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $76K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.