Donor
Jonathon Jacobson
IndividualInvestment Manager, Highfields Capital · Massachusetts
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Jonathon Jacobson gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 59% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 74% ended up on the winning side ($438K won, $154K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
59% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
74%
$438K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$154K
Not spent yet
$408K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Democracy Project $273K not spent yet | $1.0M | $438K / $154K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Jonathon Jacobson's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Jonathon Jacobson's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Edwards | Maryland 4th District (primary) | Attacking | $118K | ✓ Yes |
| Haley Stevens | Michigan 11th District (primary) | Supporting | $109K | ✓ Yes |
| Summer Lee | Pennsylvania 12th District (primary) | Attacking | $91K | ✗ No |
| Adam Hollier | Michigan 13th District (primary) | Supporting | $76K | Unknown |
| Valerie P. Foushee | North Carolina 4th District (primary) | Supporting | $59K | ✓ Yes |
| Don Davis | North Carolina 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $58K | ✓ Yes |
| Glenn F. Ivey | Maryland 4th District (primary) | Supporting | $48K | ✓ Yes |
| Shri Thanedar | Michigan 13th District (primary) | Attacking | $40K | ✗ No |
| Jessica Cisneros | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $40K | Unknown |
| Steven Irwin | Pennsylvania 12th District (primary) | Supporting | $18K | Unknown |
| Kevin Mullin | California 15th District | Supporting | $16K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert Garcia | California 42nd District (primary) | Attacking | $14K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Jonathon Jacobson spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Jonathon Jacobson gave $1.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 59% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 74% ended up on the winning side ($438K won, $154K lost).
- Which super PACs did Jonathon Jacobson fund in 2022?
- United Democracy Project ($1.0M).
- Which candidates did Jonathon Jacobson's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Donna Edwards (Maryland 4th District, about $118K, won); for Haley Stevens (Michigan 11th District, about $109K, won); against Summer Lee (Pennsylvania 12th District, about $91K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.