Which super PACs did Stephen Schwarzman fund in 2024?

Senate Leadership Fund ($9.0M), More Jobs, Less Government ($8.0M), Glcf, Inc. ($4.5M), Maryland's Future ($3.5M), Buckeye Values PAC ($3.4M).

Which candidates did Stephen Schwarzman's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Jon Tester (Montana Senate, about $5.1M, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $3.6M, won); against Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland Senate, about $3.0M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Stephen Schwarzman

Individual

Chairman & CEO, Blackstone · New York

21 reported gifts; 11 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Stephen Schwarzman gave $33M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 62% were on the winning side ($16M won, $10M lost). $1.0M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$33M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

62%

$26M scored (80% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$10M

Not allocated or result unknown

$6.6M

$5.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.0M 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
Senate Leadership Fund $2.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$9.0M	$4.5M / $1.8M
More Jobs, Less Government $532K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.0M	$6.9M / $576K
Glcf, Inc. $278K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.5M	$959K / $3.3M
Maryland's Future $414K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.5M	$0 / $3.1M
Buckeye Values PAC $316K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.4M	$2.8M / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $225K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$990K / $764K
Tell It Like It Is PAC $884K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$0 / $421K
Secure Nys PAC $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$0 / $93K
NRCC $66K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$83K	$5K / $12K
NRSC $77K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$83K	$32 / $6K
Common Sense for America PAC $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5K	$616 / $297

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$5.1M	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$3.6M	✓ Yes
Angela Alsobrooks	Maryland Senate	Attacking	$3.0M	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$2.4M	✗ No
Tim Sheehy	Montana Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.9M	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$1.9M	✗ No
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$1.6M	✓ Yes
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$1.0M	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$959K	✓ Yes
Christopher Christie	President (primary)	Supporting	$695K	Unknown
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$664K	✗ No
Tim Sheehy	Montana Senate	Supporting	$571K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Stephen Schwarzman spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Stephen Schwarzman gave $33M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 62% were on the winning side ($16M won, $10M lost). $1.0M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Stephen Schwarzman fund in 2024?: Senate Leadership Fund ($9.0M), More Jobs, Less Government ($8.0M), Glcf, Inc. ($4.5M), Maryland's Future ($3.5M), Buckeye Values PAC ($3.4M).
Which candidates did Stephen Schwarzman's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Jon Tester (Montana Senate, about $5.1M, won); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $3.6M, won); against Angela Alsobrooks (Maryland Senate, about $3.0M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.