Which super PACs did Thomas Klingenstein fund in 2022?

American Leadership PAC ($1.5M), Club for Growth Action ($1.4M), School Freedom Fund ($250K), Saving Arizona PAC ($5K).

Which candidates did Thomas Klingenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $198K, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $111K, won); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $107K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Thomas Klingenstein

Individual

Investment Counselor, Cohen Klingenstein Ll · New York

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

Mixed results

Thomas Klingenstein gave $3.2M 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, 51% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.0M lost). $389K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.2M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

51%

$2.1M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.0M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$703K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $389K 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
American Leadership PAC $265K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$726K / $510K
Club for Growth Action $334K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.4M	$305K / $518K
School Freedom Fund $103K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$41K / $10K
Saving Arizona PAC $981 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5K	$1K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$198K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$111K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$107K	✗ No
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$83K	✗ No
Patrick Lloyd Mccrory	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Attacking	$80K	Unknown
Nicholas J. LaLota	New York 1st District	Supporting	$78K	✓ Yes
Eli Crane	Arizona 2nd District	Supporting	$72K	✓ Yes
Frank J. Mrvan	Indiana 1st District	Attacking	$71K	✗ No
Ashley Hinson	Iowa 2nd District	Supporting	$70K	✓ Yes
Bo Hines	North Carolina 13th District	Supporting	$70K	✗ No
Brandon M. Williams	New York 22nd District	Supporting	$66K	✓ Yes
Barbara Kirkmeyer	Colorado 8th District	Supporting	$65K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Klingenstein spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Klingenstein gave $3.2M 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, 51% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $1.0M lost). $389K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Thomas Klingenstein fund in 2022?: American Leadership PAC ($1.5M), Club for Growth Action ($1.4M), School Freedom Fund ($250K), Saving Arizona PAC ($5K).
Which candidates did Thomas Klingenstein's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $198K, lost); for Ted Budd (North Carolina Senate, about $111K, won); against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $107K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.