Donor
Sue Mandel
IndividualNot Employed · Connecticut
1 reported gift; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Sue Mandel gave $1.0M 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, 48% were on the winning side ($159K won, $170K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
$1.0M
Gave to outside spenders
100% of it helped Democrats
48%
Winning share of scored dollars
$328K scored (33% of gifts)
$170K
Spent on the losing side
$672K
Not allocated or result unknown
$669K 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Accountability PAC $669K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $159K / $170K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $130K | ✗ No |
| Herschel Junior Walker | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $102K | ✓ Yes |
| Tim Ryan | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $39K | ✗ No |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $37K | ✓ Yes |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $17K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $3K | ✓ Yes |
| Robyn Belinskey | Wyoming at-large House seat (primary) | Attacking | $1K | Unknown |
| Anthony Bouchard | Wyoming at-large House seat (primary) | Attacking | $1K | Unknown |
| Harriett Hageman | Wyoming at-large House seat (primary) | Attacking | $1K | ✗ No |
| JD Vance | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $237 | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Sue Mandel spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Sue Mandel gave $1.0M 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, 48% were on the winning side ($159K won, $170K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Sue Mandel fund in 2022?
- Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M).
- Which candidates did Sue Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $130K, lost); against Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $102K, won); for Tim Ryan (Ohio Senate, about $39K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.