Which super PACs did Seth Macfarlane fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.5M), House Majority PAC ($250K), DCCC ($41K).

Which candidates did Seth Macfarlane's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $9K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $8K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Seth Macfarlane

Individual

Writer/Director/Actor, Fuzzy Door Productions · California

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

Backed losers

Seth Macfarlane gave $1.8M 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, 7% were on the winning side ($103K won, $1.4M lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.5M scored (85% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

Not allocated or result unknown

$270K

$262K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $8K 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) $167K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$0 / $1.3M
House Majority PAC $62K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$98K / $84K
DCCC $33K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$5K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Seth Macfarlane's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Seth Macfarlane'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	$9K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$7K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$7K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$7K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$7K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$6K	✓ Yes
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$6K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$6K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$6K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Seth Macfarlane spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Seth Macfarlane gave $1.8M 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, 7% were on the winning side ($103K won, $1.4M lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Seth Macfarlane fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.5M), House Majority PAC ($250K), DCCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Seth Macfarlane's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $9K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $8K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.