Which super PACs did David Zalik fund in 2024?

United Democracy Project ($2.0M), Bold America ($99K), SFA Fund ($50K).

Which candidates did David Zalik's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $219K, unknown); against Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $116K, unknown); for George S. Latimer (New York 16th District, about $104K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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David Zalik

Individual

CEO, Greensky · Georgia

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

Backed winners

David Zalik gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 90% 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, 75% were on the winning side ($365K won, $123K lost). $476K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

90% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

75%

$488K scored (23% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$123K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.7M

$1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $476K 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
United Democracy Project $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$323K / $111K
Bold America $24K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$99K	$42K / $10K
SFA Fund $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$0 / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jamaal Bowman	New York 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$219K	Unknown
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$116K	Unknown
George S. Latimer	New York 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$104K	✓ Yes
Dave Min	California 47th District (primary)	Attacking	$102K	✗ No
Sarah Elfreth	Maryland 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$94K	✓ Yes
Wesley Bell	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$74K	✓ Yes
Jimmy Gomez	California 34th District	Supporting	$43K	✓ Yes
John Hostettler	Indiana 8th District (primary)	Attacking	$35K	Unknown
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$30K	Unknown
Brandon Herrera	Texas 23rd District	Attacking	$24K	Unknown
Ravi Bhalla	New Jersey 8th District (primary)	Attacking	$23K	Unknown
Yvette Herrell	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did David Zalik spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: David Zalik gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 90% 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, 75% were on the winning side ($365K won, $123K lost). $476K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did David Zalik fund in 2024?: United Democracy Project ($2.0M), Bold America ($99K), SFA Fund ($50K).
Which candidates did David Zalik's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $219K, unknown); against Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $116K, unknown); for George S. Latimer (New York 16th District, about $104K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.