Which super PACs did Stephen Schwarzman fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($22M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($11M), Saving Arizona PAC ($1.0M), American Leadership Action ($1.0M), Honor Pennsylvania ($600K).

Which candidates did Stephen Schwarzman's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $4.3M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3.4M, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $2.8M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Stephen Schwarzman

Individual

Chairman & CEO, Blackstone · New York

19 reported gifts; 11 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Stephen Schwarzman gave $36M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% 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, 39% were on the winning side ($12M won, $18M lost). $775K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$36M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

39%

$30M scored (82% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$18M

Not allocated or result unknown

$6.4M

$5.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $775K 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 Leadership Fund $3.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$22M	$7.7M / $11M
Congressional Leadership Fund $1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$11M	$3.4M / $5.6M
Saving Arizona PAC $196K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$266K / $420K
American Leadership Action $108K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$11K / $670K
Honor Pennsylvania $59K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$600K	$0 / $411K
USA Freedom Fund $12K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$20K / $50K
Florida First Project $39K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$74K / $87K
Rjc Victory Fund $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$0 / $191K
Liberty Champions $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$85K / $0
Opportunity Matters Fund, Inc. $75K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$16K / $8K
NRSC $64K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$73K	$3K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$4.3M	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$3.4M	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$2.8M	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$2.4M	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$1.9M	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$1.9M	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$692K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$654K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$504K	✗ No
Kelly C. Tshibaka	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$458K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$439K	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$411K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Stephen Schwarzman spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Stephen Schwarzman gave $36M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% 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, 39% were on the winning side ($12M won, $18M lost). $775K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Stephen Schwarzman fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($22M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($11M), Saving Arizona PAC ($1.0M), American Leadership Action ($1.0M), Honor Pennsylvania ($600K).
Which candidates did Stephen Schwarzman's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $4.3M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $3.4M, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $2.8M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.