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Way to Lead PAC

Another PAC

Arizona

27 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Way to Lead PAC gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% 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, 75% were on the winning side ($892K won, $304K lost). $324K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

96% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

75%

$1.2M scored (35% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$304K

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.2M

$1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $324K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Wfp National PAC

$849K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.7M
$439K / $201K
Justice Democrats PAC

$712K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$251K / $59K
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$164K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$288K
$98K / $26K
Texas Organizing Project PAC

$93K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$125K
$2K / $1K
Courageous Leaders PAC, Inc.

$19K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$70K / $11K
Somos PAC

$19K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$25K / $7K
Workers Vote

$43K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$7K / $14

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Way to Lead PAC's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Way to Lead PAC's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Summer LeePennsylvania 12th District (primary)Supporting$227K✓ Yes
Mandela BarnesWisconsin Senate (primary)Supporting$141K✓ Yes
Mandela BarnesWisconsin SenateSupporting$92K✗ No
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateSupporting$86K✓ Yes
Mehmet OzPennsylvania SenateAttacking$79K✓ Yes
Jessica CisnerosTexas 28th DistrictSupporting$77KUnknown
Summer LeePennsylvania 12th DistrictSupporting$63K✓ Yes
Kina Isis CollinsIllinois 7th District (primary)Supporting$62KUnknown
Jamie McLeod-SkinnerOregon 5th DistrictSupporting$58K✗ No
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateSupporting$57K✓ Yes
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st District (primary)Supporting$46K✓ Yes
Jessica CisnerosTexas 28th District (primary)Supporting$44KUnknown

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Way to Lead PAC spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Way to Lead PAC gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% 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, 75% were on the winning side ($892K won, $304K lost). $324K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Way to Lead PAC fund in 2022?
Wfp National PAC ($1.7M), Justice Democrats PAC ($1.1M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($288K), Texas Organizing Project PAC ($125K), Courageous Leaders PAC, Inc. ($100K).
Which candidates did Way to Lead PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
for Summer Lee (Pennsylvania 12th District, about $227K, won); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $141K, won); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $92K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.