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T Denny Sanford

Individual

Banker, First Premier Bank · Arizona

1 reported gift; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

T Denny Sanford gave $1.0M 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, 52% were on the winning side ($431K won, $401K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.

$1.0M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Republicans

52%

Winning share of scored dollars

$831K scored (83% of gifts)

$401K

Spent on the losing side

$169K

Not allocated or result unknown

$159K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9K 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
Americans for Prosperity Action

$159K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$431K / $401K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates T Denny Sanford's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by T Denny Sanford's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateSupporting$149K✗ No
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateSupporting$118K✗ No
Ted BuddNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$114K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin SenateSupporting$86K✓ Yes
Eric SchmittMissouri Senate (primary)Supporting$62K✓ Yes
Ron JohnsonWisconsin Senate (primary)Supporting$35K✓ Yes
Mandela BarnesWisconsin SenateAttacking$19K✓ Yes
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateAttacking$19K✗ No
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateAttacking$18K✗ No
Nick BegichAlaska at-large House seatSupporting$15K✗ No
Mike LeeUtah SenateSupporting$11K✓ Yes
Marìa Elvira SalazarFlorida 27th DistrictSupporting$10K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did T Denny Sanford spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
T Denny Sanford gave $1.0M 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, 52% were on the winning side ($431K won, $401K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did T Denny Sanford fund in 2022?
Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.0M).
Which candidates did T Denny Sanford's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
for Herschel Junior Walker (Georgia Senate, about $149K, lost); for Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $118K, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $114K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.