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George Marcus

Individual

Chairman, Marcus & Millichap Company · California

11 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

George Marcus gave $2.7M 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, 24% were on the winning side ($508K won, $1.6M lost). $31K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.7M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

24%

$2.1M scored (76% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not allocated or result unknown

$657K

$626K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $31K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
House Majority PAC

$311K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.3M
$491K / $420K
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$111K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$0 / $887K
Standing Strong PAC

$30K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$260K
$4K / $225K
Californians for Choice

$73K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$0 / $27K
DCCC

$65K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$83K
$9K / $7K
DSCC

$35K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$41K
$4K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates George Marcus's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by George Marcus's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$886K✗ No
Steve GarveyCalifornia Senate (primary)Attacking$225K✗ No
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$43K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$38K✗ No
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$37K✓ Yes
Scott BaughCalifornia 47th DistrictAttacking$36K✓ Yes
John DuarteCalifornia 13th DistrictAttacking$34K✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'EspositoNew York 4th DistrictAttacking$33K✓ Yes
Ryan E. MackenziePennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$33K✗ No
Mike GarciaCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$32K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$31K✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.Pennsylvania 8th DistrictAttacking$31K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did George Marcus spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
George Marcus gave $2.7M 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, 24% were on the winning side ($508K won, $1.6M lost). $31K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did George Marcus fund in 2024?
House Majority PAC ($1.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Standing Strong PAC ($260K), Californians for Choice ($100K), DCCC ($83K).
Which candidates did George Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $886K, lost); against Steve Garvey (California Senate, about $225K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $43K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.