Which super PACs did Andrew Hauptman fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($508K), Ab PAC ($100K), DSCC ($83K), DCCC ($41K).

Which candidates did Andrew Hauptman's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $887K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $63K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $19K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Andrew Hauptman

Individual

Chairman, Andell Inc. · California

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

Loser

Andrew Hauptman gave $1.7M 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, 18% ended up on the winning side ($251K won, $1.2M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

18%

$251K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.2M

Not spent yet

$324K

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
Future Forward (FF PAC) $111K not spent yet	$1.0M	$0 / $888K
House Majority PAC $99K not spent yet	$508K	$214K / $183K
Ab PAC $38K not spent yet	$100K	$0 / $62K
DSCC $49K not spent yet	$83K	$21K / $13K
DCCC $12K not spent yet	$41K	$16K / $12K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$887K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$63K	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Andrew Hauptman spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Andrew Hauptman gave $1.7M 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, 18% ended up on the winning side ($251K won, $1.2M lost).
Which super PACs did Andrew Hauptman fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($508K), Ab PAC ($100K), DSCC ($83K), DCCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Andrew Hauptman's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $887K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $63K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $19K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.