Which super PACs did Marilyn Simons fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($2.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.5M), DCCC ($41K).

Which candidates did Marilyn Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $79K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $68K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Marilyn Simons

Individual

President, Simons Foundation · New York

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

Backed losers

Marilyn Simons gave $3.8M 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, 30% were on the winning side ($908K won, $2.1M lost). $55K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

30%

$3.0M scored (78% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$827K

$771K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $55K 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
House Majority PAC $572K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.3M	$903K / $772K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $167K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$0 / $1.3M
DCCC $33K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$5K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$1.3M	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$68K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$67K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$66K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$60K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$59K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$59K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$55K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$55K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marilyn Simons spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Marilyn Simons gave $3.8M 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, 30% were on the winning side ($908K won, $2.1M lost). $55K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Marilyn Simons fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($2.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.5M), DCCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Marilyn Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $79K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $68K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.