Which candidates did Jon Stryker's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $43K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $37K, lost); against Sandy Smith (North Carolina 1st District, about $36K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jon Stryker

Individual

Architect, Self-Employed · New York

3 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Jon Stryker gave $1.3M 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, 54% were on the winning side ($491K won, $420K lost). $29K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

54%

$911K scored (73% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$420K

Not allocated or result unknown

$339K

$311K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $29K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $311K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M		$491K / $420K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$37K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$36K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$36K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$32K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
Mazi Pilip	New York 3rd District	Attacking	$29K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jon Stryker spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Jon Stryker gave $1.3M 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, 54% were on the winning side ($491K won, $420K lost). $29K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jon Stryker fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($1.3M).
Which candidates did Jon Stryker's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $43K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $37K, lost); against Sandy Smith (North Carolina 1st District, about $36K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.