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Michael Sonnenfeldt

Individual

Investor, Tiger 21 · New York

18 reported gifts; 10 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Michael Sonnenfeldt gave $1.3M 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, 27% were on the winning side ($181K won, $499K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

27%

$679K scored (52% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$499K

Not allocated or result unknown

$628K

$618K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9K 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
House Majority PAC

$62K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$98K / $84K
Lcv Victory Fund

$131K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$245K
$48K / $64K
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$22K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$0 / $177K
Forward Majority Action

$191K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$0 / $9K
Ab PAC

$82K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$0 / $118K
DSCC

$70K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$83K
$8K / $5K
314 Action Fund

$45K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$72K
$24K / $3K
Standing Strong PAC

$5K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$43K
$691 / $37K
Votevets

$8K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$13K
$2K / $1K
Moveon.Org Political Action

$2K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2K
$1 / $18

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Michael Sonnenfeldt's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Michael Sonnenfeldt's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$212K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$122K✗ No
Steve GarveyCalifornia Senate (primary)Attacking$37K✗ No
Lori Chavez-DeRemerOregon 5th DistrictAttacking$14K✓ Yes
Maxine E. DexterOregon 3rd District (primary)Supporting$11K✓ Yes
Dave McCormickPennsylvania SenateAttacking$9K✗ No
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$9K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$8K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$7K✗ No
Ryan E. MackenziePennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$7K✗ No
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$7K✓ Yes
Mike GarciaCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$7K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Sonnenfeldt spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Michael Sonnenfeldt gave $1.3M 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, 27% were on the winning side ($181K won, $499K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Sonnenfeldt fund in 2024?
House Majority PAC ($250K), Lcv Victory Fund ($245K), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($200K), Forward Majority Action ($200K), Ab PAC ($200K).
Which candidates did Michael Sonnenfeldt's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $212K, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $122K, lost); against Steve Garvey (California Senate, about $37K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.