Which super PACs did James Murdoch fund in 2024?

Welcomepac ($1.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Votevets ($200K), House Majority PAC ($50K), DSCC ($41K).

Which candidates did James Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $894K, lost); for John P. Avlon (New York 1st District, about $331K, won); against Nicholas J. LaLota (New York 1st District, about $169K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

← All donors

Donor

James Murdoch

Individual

CEO/Founder, Lupa Systems LLC · New York

22 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

James Murdoch gave $2.5M 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, 21% ended up on the winning side ($414K won, $1.6M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

21%

$414K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.6M

Not spent yet

$577K

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
Welcomepac $329K not spent yet	$1.3M	$312K / $604K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $111K not spent yet	$1.0M	$0 / $888K
Votevets $80K not spent yet	$200K	$70K / $35K
House Majority PAC $10K not spent yet	$50K	$21K / $18K
DSCC $24K not spent yet	$41K	$10K / $7K
DCCC $183 not spent yet	$610	$234 / $173

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$894K	✗ No
John P. Avlon	New York 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$331K	✓ Yes
Nicholas J. LaLota	New York 1st District	Attacking	$169K	✗ No
Whitney Fox	Florida 13th District	Supporting	$124K	✗ No
Rebecca Cooke	Wisconsin 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$101K	✓ Yes
Janelle Stelson	Pennsylvania 10th District	Supporting	$53K	✗ No
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Supporting	$52K	✓ Yes
Will Rollins	California 41st District (primary)	Supporting	$37K	✓ Yes
Ruben Gallego	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$26K	✓ Yes
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District (primary)	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Adam Frisch	Colorado 3rd District	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District (primary)	Attacking	$14K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Murdoch spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: James Murdoch gave $2.5M 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, 21% ended up on the winning side ($414K won, $1.6M lost).
Which super PACs did James Murdoch fund in 2024?: Welcomepac ($1.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Votevets ($200K), House Majority PAC ($50K), DSCC ($41K).
Which candidates did James Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $894K, lost); for John P. Avlon (New York 1st District, about $331K, won); against Nicholas J. LaLota (New York 1st District, about $169K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.