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JB Pritzker

Individual

Governor, Governor of Illinois / Hyatt heir · Illinois

4 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

JB Pritzker gave $8.1M 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, 19% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $5.5M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

19%

$1.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$5.5M

Not spent yet

$1.3M

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$555K not spent yet

$5.0M
$0 / $4.4M
House Majority PAC

$582K not spent yet

$3.0M
$1.3M / $1.1M
DCCC

$12K not spent yet

$41K
$16K / $12K
DSCC

$24K not spent yet

$41K
$10K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates JB Pritzker's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by JB Pritzker's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$4.4M✗ No
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$110K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$96K✗ No
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$94K✓ Yes
Scott BaughCalifornia 47th DistrictAttacking$92K✓ Yes
John DuarteCalifornia 13th DistrictAttacking$86K✓ Yes
Ryan E. MackenziePennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$84K✗ No
Anthony P. D'EspositoNew York 4th DistrictAttacking$84K✓ Yes
Mike GarciaCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$83K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$80K✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.Pennsylvania 8th DistrictAttacking$78K✗ No
John JamesMichigan 10th DistrictAttacking$77K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did JB Pritzker spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
JB Pritzker gave $8.1M 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, 19% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $5.5M lost).
Which super PACs did JB Pritzker fund in 2024?
Future Forward (FF PAC) ($5.0M), House Majority PAC ($3.0M), DCCC ($41K), DSCC ($41K).
Which candidates did JB Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $4.4M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $110K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $96K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.