Donor
Audrey Cappell
IndividualPhilanthropist, Self-Employed · New York
2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Audrey Cappell gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 34% ended up on the winning side ($421K won, $804K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
34%
$421K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$804K
Not spent yet
$275K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Majority PAC $194K not spent yet | $1.0M | $421K / $360K | |
| Future Forward (FF PAC) $56K not spent yet | $500K | $0 / $444K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Audrey Cappell's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Audrey Cappell's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris | President | Supporting | $443K | ✗ No |
| Austin Theriault | Maine 2nd District | Attacking | $37K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Barrett | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $32K | ✗ No |
| Sandy Smith | North Carolina 1st District | Attacking | $31K | ✓ Yes |
| Scott Baugh | California 47th District | Attacking | $31K | ✓ Yes |
| John Duarte | California 13th District | Attacking | $28K | ✓ Yes |
| Ryan E. Mackenzie | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $28K | ✗ No |
| Mike Garcia | California 27th District | Attacking | $28K | ✓ Yes |
| Anthony P. D'Esposito | New York 4th District | Attacking | $28K | ✓ Yes |
| Michelle Steel | California 45th District | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Rob Bresnahan Jr. | Pennsylvania 8th District | Attacking | $26K | ✗ No |
| John James | Michigan 10th District | Attacking | $26K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Audrey Cappell spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Audrey Cappell gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 34% ended up on the winning side ($421K won, $804K lost).
- Which super PACs did Audrey Cappell fund in 2024?
- House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($500K).
- Which candidates did Audrey Cappell's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Kamala Harris (President, about $443K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $37K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $32K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.