Which super PACs did Michael Smith fund in 2024?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), SFA Fund ($350K), DSCC ($94K), DCCC ($52K), Maryland's Future ($50K).

Which candidates did Michael Smith's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $241K, won); for Nikki Haley (President, about $224K, unknown); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $200K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Smith

Individual

Consultant, Kaitar Resources · Colorado

605 gifts to 15 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Michael Smith gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 82% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 68% ended up on the winning side ($771K won, $364K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

82% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

68%

$771K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$364K

Not spent yet

$547K

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
Senate Leadership Fund $201K not spent yet	$1.0M	$569K / $230K
SFA Fund	$350K	$106K / $20K
DSCC $55K not spent yet	$94K	$23K / $15K
DCCC $16K not spent yet	$52K	$20K / $15K
Maryland's Future $4K not spent yet	$50K	$0 / $46K
House Majority PAC $5K not spent yet	$25K	$11K / $9K
Congressional Leadership Fund $2K not spent yet	$25K	$13K / $10K
Hispanic Leadership Alliance $12K not spent yet	$25K	$5K / $0
The American Foundations Committee $1K not spent yet	$20K	$16K / $0
NRCC	$17K	$5K / $12K
NRSC $6K not spent yet	$8K	$9 / $2K
Votevets $2K not spent yet	$4K	$1K / $734
One for All Committee $416 not spent yet	$2K	$186 / $1K
Won't PAC Down $606 not spent yet	$2K	$0 / $1K
Forward Blue PAC $301 not spent yet	$2K	$136 / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$241K	✓ Yes
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$224K	Unknown
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$200K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$123K	✗ No
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$104K	✓ Yes
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Angela Alsobrooks	Maryland Senate	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$26K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Jacky S. Rosen	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$12K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Smith spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Michael Smith gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 82% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 68% ended up on the winning side ($771K won, $364K lost).
Which super PACs did Michael Smith fund in 2024?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), SFA Fund ($350K), DSCC ($94K), DCCC ($52K), Maryland's Future ($50K).
Which candidates did Michael Smith's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $241K, won); for Nikki Haley (President, about $224K, unknown); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $200K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.