Donor
Max Stone
IndividualManaging Director, De Shaw · Massachusetts
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Max Stone gave $1.5M 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, 37% ended up on the winning side ($129K won, $223K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
37%
$129K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$223K
Not spent yet
$1.1M
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Majority Action $952K not spent yet | $1.0M | $0 / $48K | |
| Project 218 $195K not spent yet | $500K | $129K / $176K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Max Stone's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Max Stone's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Riley | New York 19th District | Supporting | $84K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Wild | Pennsylvania 7th District | Supporting | $62K | ✗ No |
| Kamala Harris | President | Supporting | $48K | ✗ No |
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Washington 3rd District | Supporting | $39K | ✓ Yes |
| Kirsten Engel | Arizona 6th District | Supporting | $28K | ✗ No |
| Amish Shah | Arizona 1st District | Supporting | $28K | ✗ No |
| Lanon Baccam | Iowa 3rd District | Supporting | $18K | ✗ No |
| Rebecca Cooke | Wisconsin 3rd District | Supporting | $17K | ✗ No |
| Adam Frisch | Colorado 3rd District | Supporting | $14K | ✗ No |
| Christina Bohannan | Iowa 1st District | Supporting | $6K | ✗ No |
| Sean Casten | Illinois 6th District | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| Bill Foster | Illinois 11th District | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Max Stone spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Max Stone gave $1.5M 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, 37% ended up on the winning side ($129K won, $223K lost).
- Which super PACs did Max Stone fund in 2024?
- Forward Majority Action ($1.0M), Project 218 ($500K).
- Which candidates did Max Stone's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Josh Riley (New York 19th District, about $84K, won); for Susan Wild (Pennsylvania 7th District, about $62K, lost); for Kamala Harris (President, about $48K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.