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David Lippe

Individual

Researcher, Renaissance Technologies · New York

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

Backed losers

David Lippe gave $5.5M 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, 22% were on the winning side ($866K won, $3.1M lost). $169K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

22%

$3.9M scored (72% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.5M

$1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $169K 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
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$245K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.2M
$0 / $2.0M
House Majority PAC

$543K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.2M
$858K / $733K
Unite the Country

$500K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$0 / $384K
DSCC

$35K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$41K
$4K / $2K
DCCC

$33K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$41K
$5K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates David Lippe's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by David Lippe's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$2.3M✗ No
Joseph BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$116KUnknown
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$75K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$65K✗ No
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$63K✓ Yes
Scott BaughCalifornia 47th DistrictAttacking$62K✓ Yes
John DuarteCalifornia 13th DistrictAttacking$58K✓ Yes
Ryan E. MackenziePennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$57K✗ No
Mike GarciaCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$56K✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'EspositoNew York 4th DistrictAttacking$56K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$54K✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.Pennsylvania 8th DistrictAttacking$53K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did David Lippe spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
David Lippe gave $5.5M 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, 22% were on the winning side ($866K won, $3.1M lost). $169K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did David Lippe fund in 2024?
Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.2M), House Majority PAC ($2.2M), Unite the Country ($1.0M), DSCC ($41K), DCCC ($41K).
Which candidates did David Lippe's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $2.3M, lost); for Joseph Biden (President, about $116K, unknown); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $75K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.