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Scott Wagner

Individual

Investor, Kbs Capital, LLC · Maryland

4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Scott Wagner gave $1.6M 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, 1% were on the winning side ($545 won, $42K lost). $1.4M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

1%

$43K scored (3% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$42K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.6M

$247K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.4M 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
Jobs for Our Future PAC

$242K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.6M
$0 / $9K
American Leadership Action

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$545 / $34K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Scott Wagner's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Scott Wagner's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Jeff BartosPennsylvania Senate (primary)Supporting$1.2MUnknown
Richard Sean ParnellPennsylvania Senate (primary)Attacking$137KUnknown
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateAttacking$33K✗ No
Dave MccormickPennsylvania Senate (primary)Attacking$18KUnknown
Mehmet OzPennsylvania Senate (primary)Attacking$9K✗ No
Kathy BarnettePennsylvania Senate (primary)Attacking$2KUnknown
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateSupporting$664✗ No
Mehmet OzPennsylvania Senate (primary)Supporting$545✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Scott Wagner spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Scott Wagner gave $1.6M 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, 1% were on the winning side ($545 won, $42K lost). $1.4M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Scott Wagner fund in 2022?
Jobs for Our Future PAC ($1.6M), American Leadership Action ($50K).
Which candidates did Scott Wagner's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
for Jeff Bartos (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.2M, unknown); against Richard Sean Parnell (Pennsylvania Senate, about $137K, unknown); against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $33K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.