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Lisa Mennet

Individual

Founder and Clinical Director, Cooper House Clinic · Washington

12 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Lisa Mennet gave $1.4M 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, 39% were on the winning side ($355K won, $563K lost). $51K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

39%

$918K scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$563K

Not allocated or result unknown

$465K

$414K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $51K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
House Majority PAC

$137K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$550K
$216K / $185K
One for All Committee

$56K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$23K / $171K
Women Vote

$47K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$80K / $95K
Votevets

$99K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$150K
$28K / $15K
Retire Career Politicians

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$0 / $45K
DCCC

$33K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$41K
$5K / $3K
DSCC

$35K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$41K
$4K / $2K
Your Community PAC

$3K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$0 / $22K
Montana Rural Voters (Worc)

$898 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$0 / $24K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Lisa Mennet's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Lisa Mennet's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$222K✗ No
Larry HoganMaryland SenateAttacking$42K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$39K✗ No
Jon TesterMontana SenateSupporting$26K✗ No
Dan OsbornNebraska SenateSupporting$25K✗ No
Eric HovdeWisconsin SenateAttacking$23K✓ Yes
David TroneMaryland Senate (primary)Attacking$20KUnknown
Deb FischerNebraska SenateAttacking$20K✗ No
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$19K✓ Yes
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$19K✓ Yes
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$17K✓ Yes
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateSupporting$17K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Lisa Mennet spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Lisa Mennet gave $1.4M 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, 39% were on the winning side ($355K won, $563K lost). $51K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Lisa Mennet fund in 2024?
House Majority PAC ($550K), One for All Committee ($250K), Women Vote ($250K), Votevets ($150K), Retire Career Politicians ($50K).
Which candidates did Lisa Mennet's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $222K, lost); against Larry Hogan (Maryland Senate, about $42K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $39K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.