Donor
John Pritzker
IndividualPresident, Aperture Group · California
4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
John Pritzker gave $2.1M 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, 0% ended up on the winning side ($8K won, $1.9M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.1M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
0%
$8K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$1.9M
Not spent yet
$183K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Accountability PAC $167K not spent yet | $2.0M | $714 / $1.8M | |
| One for All Committee $16K not spent yet | $75K | $7K / $52K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates John Pritzker's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by John Pritzker's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $1.0M | ✗ No |
| Kamala Harris | President | Supporting | $852K | ✗ No |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $5K | ✗ No |
| Ruben Gallego | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $1K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Supporting | $1K | ✗ No |
| Kamala Harris | President | Attacking | $714 | ✓ Yes |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $447 | ✓ Yes |
| Rebecca Cooke | Wisconsin 3rd District | Supporting | $195 | ✗ No |
| Nikki Haley | President (primary) | Supporting | $137 | Unknown |
| Jacky S. Rosen | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $94 | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did John Pritzker spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- John Pritzker gave $2.1M 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, 0% ended up on the winning side ($8K won, $1.9M lost).
- Which super PACs did John Pritzker fund in 2024?
- Republican Accountability PAC ($2.0M), One for All Committee ($75K).
- Which candidates did John Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Donald Trump (President, about $1.0M, lost); for Kamala Harris (President, about $852K, lost); for Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin Senate, about $5K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.