Which super PACs did Eleni Kounalakis fund in 2024?

Californians for Choice ($2.0M), DCCC ($9K).

Which candidates did Eleni Kounalakis's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Donald Trump (President, about $532K, lost); against John Duarte (California 13th District, about $390, won); against David Schweikert (Arizona 1st District, about $332, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Eleni Kounalakis

Individual

Lieutenant Governor, State of California · California

5 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Eleni Kounalakis gave $2.0M 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, 1% ended up on the winning side ($3K won, $534K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

$3K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$534K

Not spent yet

$1.5M

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
Californians for Choice $1.5M not spent yet	$2.0M		$0 / $532K
DCCC $3K not spent yet	$9K		$3K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$532K	✗ No
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$390	✓ Yes
David Schweikert	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$332	✗ No
Joe Kent	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$307	✓ Yes
Mazi Melesa Pilip	New York 3rd District	Attacking	$264	Unknown
Yvette Herrell	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$260	✓ Yes
Marcus Molinaro	New York 19th District	Attacking	$259	✓ Yes
Derek Merrin	Ohio 9th District	Attacking	$255	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$249	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$241	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$231	✗ No
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$220	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Eleni Kounalakis spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Eleni Kounalakis gave $2.0M 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, 1% ended up on the winning side ($3K won, $534K lost).
Which super PACs did Eleni Kounalakis fund in 2024?: Californians for Choice ($2.0M), DCCC ($9K).
Which candidates did Eleni Kounalakis's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Donald Trump (President, about $532K, lost); against John Duarte (California 13th District, about $390, won); against David Schweikert (Arizona 1st District, about $332, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.