Which super PACs did Elizabeth Stern fund in 2024?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), SFA Fund ($225K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($100K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($100K), NRCC ($20K).

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

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $249K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $207K, won); for Nikki Haley (President, about $147K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elizabeth Stern

Individual

Retired, Retired · New York

13 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Elizabeth Stern gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 93% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 69% ended up on the winning side ($727K won, $331K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

93% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

69%

$727K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$331K

Not spent yet

$441K

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 $208K not spent yet	$1.0M	$589K / $237K
SFA Fund	$225K	$68K / $13K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $21K not spent yet	$100K	$13K / $24K
Congressional Leadership Fund $9K not spent yet	$100K	$51K / $39K
NRCC	$20K	$6K / $14K
NRSC $16K not spent yet	$20K	$22 / $4K
DSCC $30 not spent yet	$50	$13 / $8
DCCC $8 not spent yet	$25	$10 / $7

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$249K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$207K	✓ Yes
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$147K	Unknown
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$129K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$90K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$87K	✗ No
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$67K	✓ Yes
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$27K	✓ Yes
Jacky S. Rosen	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Christina Bohannan	Iowa 1st District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$13K	✗ 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 Elizabeth Stern spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Elizabeth Stern gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 93% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 69% ended up on the winning side ($727K won, $331K lost).
Which super PACs did Elizabeth Stern fund in 2024?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), SFA Fund ($225K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($100K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($100K), NRCC ($20K).
Which candidates did Elizabeth Stern's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $249K, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $207K, won); for Nikki Haley (President, about $147K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.