Which super PACs did Timothy Mellon fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($15M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($7.0M), Wisconsin Truth PAC ($5.0M), American Policy Fund ($4.0M), Connecticut Patriots PAC ($2.5M).

Which candidates did Timothy Mellon's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $3.2M, lost); against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $2.9M, won); against Michael Bennet (Colorado Senate, about $2.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Timothy Mellon

Individual

Investor, Banking heir (Mellon family) · Wyoming

14 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Timothy Mellon gave $40M 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, 32% were on the winning side ($11M won, $22M lost). $1.8M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$40M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

32%

$33M scored (82% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$22M

Not allocated or result unknown

$7.1M

$5.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.8M 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$15M	$4.9M / $7.9M
The Sentinel Action Fund $440K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$7.0M	$541K / $6.0M
Wisconsin Truth PAC $197K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$4.4M / $378K
American Policy Fund $307K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M	$231K / $3.2M
Connecticut Patriots PAC $204K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$11K / $2.3M
Evergreen Principles PAC $280K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.2M	$0 / $1.9M
White Mountain PAC $636K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$0 / $4K
MAGA Inc. $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$49K / $259K
Liberty Champions $74K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$426K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$3.2M	✗ No
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$2.9M	✓ Yes
Michael Bennet	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$2.3M	✗ No
Blumenthal	Connecticut Senate	Attacking	$2.3M	✗ No
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Attacking	$1.4M	✗ No
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.4M	Unknown
Joe O'Dea	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$959K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$662K	✗ No
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$621K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$613K	✗ No
Tiffany Smiley	Washington Senate	Supporting	$540K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Timothy Mellon spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Timothy Mellon gave $40M 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, 32% were on the winning side ($11M won, $22M lost). $1.8M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Timothy Mellon fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($15M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($7.0M), Wisconsin Truth PAC ($5.0M), American Policy Fund ($4.0M), Connecticut Patriots PAC ($2.5M).
Which candidates did Timothy Mellon's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mark Kelly (Arizona Senate, about $3.2M, lost); against Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $2.9M, won); against Michael Bennet (Colorado Senate, about $2.3M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.