Which super PACs did Fred Eychaner fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($10M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($8.0M), Standing Strong PAC ($200K), DSCC ($111K), DCCC ($83K).

Which candidates did Fred Eychaner's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $7.1M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $341K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $296K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Fred Eychaner

Individual

Retired, News Web Corporation · Illinois

20 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Fred Eychaner gave $18M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 27% were on the winning side ($4.0M won, $11M lost). $241K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$18M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

27%

$15M scored (79% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$11M

Not allocated or result unknown

$3.8M

$3.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $241K 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
House Majority PAC $2.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10M	$3.9M / $3.4M
Future Forward (FF PAC) $890K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.0M	$0 / $7.1M
Standing Strong PAC $23K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$3K / $173K
DSCC $94K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$111K	$10K / $7K
DCCC $65K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$83K	$9K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$7.1M	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$341K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$296K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$289K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$285K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$263K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$260K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$259K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$258K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$247K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$240K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$238K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Fred Eychaner spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Fred Eychaner gave $18M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 27% were on the winning side ($4.0M won, $11M lost). $241K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Fred Eychaner fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($10M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($8.0M), Standing Strong PAC ($200K), DSCC ($111K), DCCC ($83K).
Which candidates did Fred Eychaner's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $7.1M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $341K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $296K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.