Which super PACs did Michael Sacks fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.3M), House Majority PAC ($750K), United Democracy Project ($250K).

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

for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.1M, lost); against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $27K, unknown); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $26K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Sacks

Individual

Executive, Gcm Grosvenor · Illinois

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

Backed losers

Michael Sacks gave $2.3M 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, 20% were on the winning side ($335K won, $1.4M lost). $70K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

20%

$1.7M scored (76% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

Not allocated or result unknown

$540K

$470K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $70K 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) $139K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$0 / $1.1M
House Majority PAC $186K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750K	$295K / $252K
United Democracy Project $145K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$40K / $14K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$1.1M	✗ No
Jamaal Bowman	New York 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$27K	Unknown
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$18K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Sacks spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Michael Sacks gave $2.3M 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, 20% were on the winning side ($335K won, $1.4M lost). $70K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Sacks fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.3M), House Majority PAC ($750K), United Democracy Project ($250K).
Which candidates did Michael Sacks's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.1M, lost); against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $27K, unknown); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $26K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.