Which super PACs did Michael Sonnenfeldt fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($250K), Lcv Victory Fund ($245K), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($200K), Forward Majority Action ($200K), Ab PAC ($200K).

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

for Kamala Harris (President, about $216K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $127K, lost); against Steve Garvey (California Senate, about $42K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Sonnenfeldt

Individual

Investor, Tiger 21 · New York

18 gifts to 10 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Michael Sonnenfeldt gave $1.3M 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, 30% ended up on the winning side ($228K won, $533K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

30%

$228K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$533K

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
House Majority PAC $48K not spent yet	$250K	$105K / $90K
Lcv Victory Fund $122K not spent yet	$245K	$51K / $69K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $22K not spent yet	$200K	$0 / $178K
Forward Majority Action $190K not spent yet	$200K	$0 / $10K
Ab PAC $77K not spent yet	$200K	$0 / $123K
DSCC $49K not spent yet	$83K	$21K / $13K
314 Action Fund $20K not spent yet	$72K	$45K / $6K
Standing Strong PAC	$43K	$782 / $42K
Votevets $5K not spent yet	$13K	$4K / $2K
Moveon.Org Political Action $2K not spent yet	$2K	$6 / $390

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$216K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$127K	✗ No
Steve Garvey	California Senate (primary)	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Lori Chavez-DeRemer	Oregon 5th District	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes
Maxine E. Dexter	Oregon 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
Dave McCormick	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Ruben Gallego	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$10K	✓ Yes
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Eric Hovde	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$8K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Sonnenfeldt spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Michael Sonnenfeldt gave $1.3M 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, 30% ended up on the winning side ($228K won, $533K lost).
Which super PACs did Michael Sonnenfeldt fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($250K), Lcv Victory Fund ($245K), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($200K), Forward Majority Action ($200K), Ab PAC ($200K).
Which candidates did Michael Sonnenfeldt's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $216K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $127K, lost); against Steve Garvey (California Senate, about $42K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.