Which super PACs did Elizabeth Simons fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($3.2M), Community Change Voters ($500K), DSCC ($83K).

Which candidates did Elizabeth Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Joseph Biden (President, about $180K, unknown); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $109K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $95K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Elizabeth Simons

Individual

President, Heising-Simons Foundation · California

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

Mixed results

Elizabeth Simons gave $3.8M 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, 54% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.1M lost). $253K had no matched result and is excluded.

$3.8M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Democrats

54%

Winning share of scored dollars

$2.4M scored (64% of gifts)

$1.1M

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $253K 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
House Majority PAC $796K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.2M	$1.3M / $1.1M
Community Change Voters $250K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$49K / $22K
DSCC $70K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$83K	$8K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joseph Biden	President	Supporting	$180K	Unknown
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$109K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$95K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$92K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$91K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$84K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$83K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$83K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$82K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$77K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$76K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Elizabeth Simons spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Elizabeth Simons gave $3.8M 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, 54% were on the winning side ($1.3M won, $1.1M lost). $253K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Elizabeth Simons fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($3.2M), Community Change Voters ($500K), DSCC ($83K).
Which candidates did Elizabeth Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Joseph Biden (President, about $180K, unknown); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $109K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $95K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.