Which super PACs did Manzanita Action Fund fund in 2024?

Maryland's Future ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K).

Which candidates did Manzanita Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland Senate, about $870K, lost); for Larry Hogan (Maryland Senate, about $12K, lost); against Derek Tran (California 45th District, about $12K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Manzanita Action Fund

Company / nonprofit

California

3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Manzanita Action Fund gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 11% were on the winning side ($124K won, $977K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

11%

$1.1M scored (88% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$977K

Not allocated or result unknown

$149K

$146K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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
Maryland's Future $118K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M		$0 / $882K
Congressional Leadership Fund $28K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K		$124K / $96K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Angela Alsobrooks	Maryland Senate	Attacking	$870K	✗ No
Larry Hogan	Maryland Senate	Supporting	$12K	✗ No
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
George Whitesides	California 27th District	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Will Rollins	California 41st District	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
Rudy Salas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$7K	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Manzanita Action Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Manzanita Action Fund gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 11% were on the winning side ($124K won, $977K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Manzanita Action Fund fund in 2024?: Maryland's Future ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K).
Which candidates did Manzanita Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland Senate, about $870K, lost); for Larry Hogan (Maryland Senate, about $12K, lost); against Derek Tran (California 45th District, about $12K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.