Which super PACs did Elizabeth Simons fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($3.2M), Community Change Voters ($500K), DSCC ($83K).

Which candidates did Elizabeth Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $196K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $117K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $101K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elizabeth Simons

Individual

President, Heising-Simons Foundation · California

7 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Elizabeth Simons gave $3.8M 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, 51% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $1.4M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

51%

$1.4M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

Not spent yet

$969K

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 $621K not spent yet	$3.2M	$1.3M / $1.2M
Community Change Voters $204K not spent yet	$500K	$58K / $222K
DSCC $49K not spent yet	$83K	$21K / $13K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$196K	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$117K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$101K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$99K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$98K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$90K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$89K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$89K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$88K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$84K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$82K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$82K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Elizabeth Simons spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Elizabeth Simons gave $3.8M 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, 51% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $1.4M lost).
Which super PACs did Elizabeth Simons fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($3.2M), Community Change Voters ($500K), DSCC ($83K).
Which candidates did Elizabeth Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $196K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $117K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $101K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.