Which super PACs did Michael Bloomberg fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($19M), House Majority PAC ($13M), Lcv Victory Fund ($2.8M), Neighbors for Results ($2.0M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.3M).

Which candidates did Michael Bloomberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $17M, lost); for Sam Liccardo (California 16th District, about $899K, won); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $443K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Bloomberg

Individual

Founder, Bloomberg LP · New York

9 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Michael Bloomberg gave $39M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% 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, 25% were on the winning side ($7.4M won, $22M lost). $424K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$39M

99% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

25%

$30M scored (77% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$22M

Not allocated or result unknown

$9.0M

$8.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $424K 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
Future Forward (FF PAC) $2.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$19M	$0 / $17M
House Majority PAC $3.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$13M	$5.1M / $4.4M
Lcv Victory Fund $1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.8M	$537K / $720K
Neighbors for Results $427K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$1.6M / $0
Planned Parenthood Votes $1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$38K / $101K
314 Action Fund $310K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$166K / $20K
Welcomepac $28K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$24K / $47K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$17M	✗ No
Sam Liccardo	California 16th District	Supporting	$899K	✓ Yes
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$443K	✓ Yes
Sam Liccardo	California 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$403K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$384K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$375K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$371K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$354K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$347K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$344K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$340K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$334K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Bloomberg spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Michael Bloomberg gave $39M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% 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, 25% were on the winning side ($7.4M won, $22M lost). $424K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Bloomberg fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($19M), House Majority PAC ($13M), Lcv Victory Fund ($2.8M), Neighbors for Results ($2.0M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.3M).
Which candidates did Michael Bloomberg's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $17M, lost); for Sam Liccardo (California 16th District, about $899K, won); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $443K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.