Which super PACs did Kathryn Murdoch fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($1.5M), Welcomepac ($1.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Forward Majority Action ($200K).

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

for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $515K, lost); for John P. Avlon (New York 1st District, about $331K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Kathryn Murdoch

Individual

CEO, Quadrivium · New York

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

Loser

Kathryn Murdoch gave $5.0M 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, 24% ended up on the winning side ($955K won, $3.0M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$5.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

24%

$955K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.0M

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
House Majority PAC $291K not spent yet	$1.5M	$632K / $540K
Welcomepac $329K not spent yet	$1.3M	$312K / $604K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $111K not spent yet	$1.0M	$0 / $888K
Republican Accountability PAC $84K not spent yet	$1.0M	$357 / $916K
Forward Majority Action $190K not spent yet	$200K	$0 / $10K
DSCC $24K not spent yet	$41K	$10K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$1.3M	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$515K	✗ 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	Supporting	$102K	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$55K	✓ Yes
Janelle Stelson	Pennsylvania 10th District	Supporting	$53K	✗ No
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Supporting	$52K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kathryn Murdoch spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Kathryn Murdoch gave $5.0M 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, 24% ended up on the winning side ($955K won, $3.0M lost).
Which super PACs did Kathryn Murdoch fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($1.5M), Welcomepac ($1.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Forward Majority Action ($200K).
Which candidates did Kathryn Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $515K, lost); for John P. Avlon (New York 1st District, about $331K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.