Which super PACs did Eric Schmidt fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.6M), Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC ($100K), DSCC ($84K), DCCC ($41K), Americans for Prosperity Action ($1K).

Which candidates did Eric Schmidt's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.5M, lost); for Joseph Biden (President, about $16K, unknown); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $10K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Eric Schmidt

Individual

Retired CEO & Chairman, Alphabet Inc. · California

60 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Eric Schmidt gave $1.8M 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, 2% ended up on the winning side ($38K won, $1.5M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

$38K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.5M

Not spent yet

$278K

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
Future Forward (FF PAC) $178K not spent yet	$1.6M	$0 / $1.4M
Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC $18K not spent yet	$100K	$444 / $65K
DSCC $50K not spent yet	$84K	$21K / $13K
DCCC $12K not spent yet	$41K	$16K / $12K
Americans for Prosperity Action $135 not spent yet	$1K	$428 / $250
Ab PAC $385 not spent yet	$1K	$0 / $615
NRSC $199 not spent yet	$250	$0 / $51

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$1.5M	✗ No
Joseph Biden	President	Supporting	$16K	Unknown
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Dave McCormick	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Eric Hovde	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$7K	✗ No
Tim Sheehy	Montana Senate	Attacking	$4K	✗ No
Kari Lake	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Joseph R Jr Biden	President	Supporting	$2K	Unknown
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$2K	✓ Yes
David Schweikert	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$2K	✗ No
Joe Kent	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$1K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Eric Schmidt spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Eric Schmidt gave $1.8M 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, 2% ended up on the winning side ($38K won, $1.5M lost).
Which super PACs did Eric Schmidt fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.6M), Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PAC ($100K), DSCC ($84K), DCCC ($41K), Americans for Prosperity Action ($1K).
Which candidates did Eric Schmidt's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.5M, lost); for Joseph Biden (President, about $16K, unknown); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $10K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.