Which super PACs did Jacob Cappell fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($500K), Dmfi PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did Jacob Cappell's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $450K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $39K, won); for George S. Latimer (New York 16th District, about $32K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jacob Cappell

Individual

Editor, Simons Foundation · New York

3 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Jacob Cappell gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 38% were on the winning side ($490K won, $806K lost). $48K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

38%

$1.3M scored (74% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$806K

Not allocated or result unknown

$454K

$406K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $48K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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 $249K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$393K / $336K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $56K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$0 / $444K
Dmfi PAC $102K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$97K / $26K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$450K	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$39K	✓ Yes
George S. Latimer	New York 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$32K	✓ Yes
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jacob Cappell spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Jacob Cappell gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 38% were on the winning side ($490K won, $806K lost). $48K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jacob Cappell fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($500K), Dmfi PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Jacob Cappell's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $450K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $39K, won); for George S. Latimer (New York 16th District, about $32K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.