Which super PACs did James Murdoch fund in 2024?

Welcomepac ($1.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Votevets ($200K), House Majority PAC ($50K), DSCC ($41K).

Which candidates did James Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $891K, lost); for John P. Avlon (New York 1st District, about $220K, won); against Nicholas J. LaLota (New York 1st District, about $165K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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James Murdoch

Individual

CEO/Founder, Lupa Systems LLC · New York

22 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

James Murdoch gave $2.5M 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, 19% were on the winning side ($365K won, $1.5M lost). $18K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

19%

$1.9M scored (74% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.5M

Not allocated or result unknown

$662K

$643K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $18K 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
Welcomepac $352K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$304K / $589K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $111K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$0 / $887K
Votevets $132K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$37K / $20K
House Majority PAC $12K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$20K / $17K
DSCC $35K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$4K / $2K
DCCC $483 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$610	$70 / $52

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$891K	✗ No
John P. Avlon	New York 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$220K	✓ Yes
Nicholas J. LaLota	New York 1st District	Attacking	$165K	✗ No
Whitney Fox	Florida 13th District	Supporting	$120K	✗ No
John P. Avlon	New York 1st District	Supporting	$103K	✗ No
Rebecca Cooke	Wisconsin 3rd District	Supporting	$72K	✗ No
Janelle Stelson	Pennsylvania 10th District	Supporting	$52K	✗ No
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Supporting	$45K	✓ Yes
Will Rollins	California 41st District	Supporting	$34K	✗ No
Rebecca Cooke	Wisconsin 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$27K	✓ Yes
Adam Frisch	Colorado 3rd District	Supporting	$16K	✗ No
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$13K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Murdoch spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: James Murdoch gave $2.5M 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, 19% were on the winning side ($365K won, $1.5M lost). $18K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did James Murdoch fund in 2024?: Welcomepac ($1.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Votevets ($200K), House Majority PAC ($50K), DSCC ($41K).
Which candidates did James Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $891K, lost); for John P. Avlon (New York 1st District, about $220K, won); against Nicholas J. LaLota (New York 1st District, about $165K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.