Which super PACs did Helaine Lerner fund in 2024?

United Democracy Project ($2.0M).

Which candidates did Helaine Lerner's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $219K, unknown); against Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $116K, unknown); for George S. Latimer (New York 16th District, about $104K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Helaine Lerner

Individual

Retired, Retired · New York

4 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Helaine Lerner gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 96% 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, 74% were on the winning side ($323K won, $111K lost). $410K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

96% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

74%

$434K scored (22% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$111K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.6M

$1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $410K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
United Democracy Project $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$323K / $111K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jamaal Bowman	New York 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$219K	Unknown
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$116K	Unknown
George S. Latimer	New York 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$104K	✓ Yes
Dave Min	California 47th District (primary)	Attacking	$102K	✗ No
Sarah Elfreth	Maryland 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$94K	✓ Yes
Wesley Bell	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$74K	✓ Yes
Jimmy Gomez	California 34th District	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
John Hostettler	Indiana 8th District (primary)	Attacking	$35K	Unknown
Brandon Herrera	Texas 23rd District	Attacking	$24K	Unknown
David Kim	California 34th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Kina Collins	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Attacking	$11K	Unknown
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District	Attacking	$4K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Helaine Lerner spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Helaine Lerner gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 96% 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, 74% were on the winning side ($323K won, $111K lost). $410K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Helaine Lerner fund in 2024?: United Democracy Project ($2.0M).
Which candidates did Helaine Lerner's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $219K, unknown); against Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $116K, unknown); for George S. Latimer (New York 16th District, about $104K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.