Which super PACs did Walter Buckley Jr. fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($6.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), American Leadership Action ($2.5M), Honor Pennsylvania ($2.3M), Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($1.2M).

Which candidates did Walter Buckley Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.6M, lost); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.5M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $919K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Walter Buckley Jr.

Individual

Retired, Retired · Florida

29 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Walter Buckley Jr. gave $17M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 33% were on the winning side ($4.3M won, $8.9M lost). $1.2M had no matched result and is excluded.

$17M

Gave to outside spenders

99% of it helped Republicans

33%

Winning share of scored dollars

$13M scored (79% of gifts)

$8.9M

Spent on the losing side

$3.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.2M 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 $1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6.0M	$2.1M / $2.9M
Congressional Leadership Fund $522K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M	$1.3M / $2.1M
American Leadership Action $276K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$28K / $1.7M
Honor Pennsylvania $219K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.3M	$0 / $1.5M
Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) $231K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M	$891K / $0
Evergreen Principles PAC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$700K	$0 / $611K
National Victory Action Fund $37K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$8K / $2K
NRSC $32K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37K	$1K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$2.6M	✗ No
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.5M	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$919K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$774K	✓ Yes
JD Vance	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$768K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$661K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$531K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$521K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Attacking	$455K	Unknown
Patty Murray	Washington Senate	Attacking	$439K	✗ No
Dave Mccormick	Pennsylvania Senate (primary)	Supporting	$422K	Unknown
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$188K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Walter Buckley Jr. spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Walter Buckley Jr. gave $17M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% 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, 33% were on the winning side ($4.3M won, $8.9M lost). $1.2M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Walter Buckley Jr. fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($6.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), American Leadership Action ($2.5M), Honor Pennsylvania ($2.3M), Protect Ohio Values PAC (Pov PAC) ($1.2M).
Which candidates did Walter Buckley Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $2.6M, lost); against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.5M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $919K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.