Which super PACs did Reed Hastings fund in 2024?

Republican Accountability PAC ($6.9M), House Majority PAC ($1.8M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Reed Hastings's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $3.7M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $3.5M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $64K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Reed Hastings

Individual

Chairman of the Board, Netflix · California

3 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Reed Hastings gave $9.7M 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, 9% ended up on the winning side ($740K won, $7.8M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$9.7M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

$740K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$7.8M

Not spent yet

$1.1M

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
Republican Accountability PAC $578K not spent yet	$6.9M	$2K / $6.3M
House Majority PAC $339K not spent yet	$1.8M	$737K / $630K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $111K not spent yet	$1.0M	$0 / $888K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$3.7M	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$3.5M	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$64K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$55K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$54K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$54K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$49K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$45K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Reed Hastings spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Reed Hastings gave $9.7M 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, 9% ended up on the winning side ($740K won, $7.8M lost).
Which super PACs did Reed Hastings fund in 2024?: Republican Accountability PAC ($6.9M), House Majority PAC ($1.8M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Reed Hastings's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $3.7M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $3.5M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $64K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.