Which super PACs did John Fish fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($3.2M), DSCC ($3K), NRSC ($204), Edf Action Votes ($200), 314 Action Fund ($100).

Which candidates did John Fish's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $118K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $102K, lost); against Sandy Smith (North Carolina 1st District, about $100K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Fish

Individual

CEO & Chairman, Suffolk Construction Company · Massachusetts

28 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

John Fish gave $3.2M 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, 54% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $1.2M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

54%

$1.4M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.2M

Not spent yet

$706K

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	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $625K not spent yet	$3.2M	$1.4M / $1.2M
DSCC $2K not spent yet	$3K	$698 / $443
NRSC $162 not spent yet	$204	$0 / $42
Edf Action Votes $77 not spent yet	$200	$67 / $55
314 Action Fund $28 not spent yet	$100	$63 / $8

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$118K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$102K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$100K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$99K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$90K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$90K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$89K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$89K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$85K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$83K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$82K	✗ No
Mazi Pilip	New York 3rd District	Attacking	$79K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Fish spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: John Fish gave $3.2M 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, 54% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $1.2M lost).
Which super PACs did John Fish fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($3.2M), DSCC ($3K), NRSC ($204), Edf Action Votes ($200), 314 Action Fund ($100).
Which candidates did John Fish's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $118K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $102K, lost); against Sandy Smith (North Carolina 1st District, about $100K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.