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Marcia Grand

Individual

Retired · California

11 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Marcia Grand gave $1.5M 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, 46% were on the winning side ($231K won, $266K lost). $36K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

46%

$497K scored (32% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$266K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.0M

$1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $36K 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
Sd PAC

$546K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$650K
$27K / $78K
Votevets

$364K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$550K
$103K / $54K
House Majority PAC

$62K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$98K / $84K
America's Future Majority Fund

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$0 / $48K
DSCC

$30K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$35K
$3K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Marcia Grand's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marcia Grand's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$68K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$29K✗ No
Ted CruzTexas SenateAttacking$29K✗ No
Adam GrayCalifornia 13th DistrictSupporting$27K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Ruben GallegoArizona Senate (primary)Supporting$21K✓ Yes
Ruben GallegoArizona SenateSupporting$19K✓ Yes
Daniel HelmerVirginia 10th District (primary)Supporting$19KUnknown
Derrick Van OrdenWisconsin 3rd DistrictAttacking$17K✗ No
Ken CalvertCalifornia 41st DistrictAttacking$17K✗ No
Alison H. EspositoNew York 18th DistrictAttacking$13K✓ Yes
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$11K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marcia Grand spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Marcia Grand gave $1.5M 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, 46% were on the winning side ($231K won, $266K lost). $36K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Marcia Grand fund in 2024?
Sd PAC ($650K), Votevets ($550K), House Majority PAC ($250K), America's Future Majority Fund ($50K), DSCC ($35K).
Which candidates did Marcia Grand's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $68K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $29K, lost); against Ted Cruz (Texas Senate, about $29K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.