Donor
Jonathon Jacobson
IndividualInvestment Manager, Highfields Capital · Massachusetts
1 reported gift; 1 recipient group listed, 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 92% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 66% were on the winning side ($304K won, $154K lost). $268K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.0M
92% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
66%
$458K scored (46% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$154K
Not allocated or result unknown
$542K
$274K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $268K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Democracy Project $274K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $304K / $154K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Edwards | Maryland 4th District (primary) | Attacking | $118K | Unknown |
| Haley Stevens | Michigan 11th District (primary) | Supporting | $108K | ✓ Yes |
| 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 |
| Summer Lee | Pennsylvania 12th District (primary) | Attacking | $56K | ✗ No |
| 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 |
| Summer Lee | Pennsylvania 12th District | Attacking | $34K | ✗ No |
| Steven Irwin | Pennsylvania 12th District (primary) | Supporting | $18K | Unknown |
| Kevin Mullin | California 15th District | Supporting | $16K | ✓ Yes |
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 92% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 66% were on the winning side ($304K won, $154K lost). $268K had no matched result and is excluded.
- 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, unknown); for Haley Stevens (Michigan 11th District, about $108K, won); for Adam Hollier (Michigan 13th District, about $76K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.