Which super PACs did Marilyn Simons fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($2.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.5M), DCCC ($41K).

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

for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $85K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $74K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Marilyn Simons

Individual

President, Simons Foundation · New York

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

Loser

Marilyn 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, 31% ended up on the winning side ($985K won, $2.2M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

31%

$985K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.2M

Not spent yet

$685K

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 $446K not spent yet	$2.3M	$969K / $828K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $167K not spent yet	$1.5M	$0 / $1.3M
DCCC $12K not spent yet	$41K	$16K / $12K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$1.3M	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$85K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$74K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$72K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$70K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$66K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$65K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$64K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$62K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$60K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$59K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marilyn Simons spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Marilyn 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, 31% ended up on the winning side ($985K won, $2.2M lost).
Which super PACs did Marilyn Simons fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($2.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.5M), DCCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Marilyn Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $85K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $74K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.