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Erica Lawson

Individual

Physician, University of California, San Francisc · California

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

Backed losers

Erica Lawson gave $2.2M 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, 5% were on the winning side ($80K won, $1.4M lost). $13K had no matched result and is excluded.

$2.2M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Democrats

5%

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.5M scored (66% of gifts)

$1.4M

Spent on the losing side

$739K

Not allocated or result unknown

$726K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $13K 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)

$111K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$0 / $887K
Democracyfirst PAC

$285K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$375K
$0 / $90K
Forward Majority Action

$239K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$0 / $11K
Power to the Polls Federal Fund$200K
$41K / $158K
Retire Career Politicians

$14K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$0 / $179K
House Majority PAC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$39K / $34K
Nebraska Railroaders for Public Safety

$53K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$75K
$0 / $22K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Erica Lawson's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Erica Lawson's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$982K✗ No
Dan OsbornNebraska SenateSupporting$120K✗ No
Deb FischerNebraska SenateAttacking$81K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$72K✗ No
Derrick Van OrdenWisconsin 3rd DistrictAttacking$48K✗ No
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateSupporting$29K✓ Yes
Scott PerryPennsylvania 10th DistrictAttacking$28K✗ No
David SchweikertArizona 1st DistrictAttacking$18K✗ No
Eric HovdeWisconsin SenateAttacking$11K✓ Yes
Robert KennedyPresidentSupporting$5KUnknown
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$3K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$3K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Erica Lawson spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Erica Lawson gave $2.2M 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, 5% were on the winning side ($80K won, $1.4M lost). $13K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Erica Lawson fund in 2024?
Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Democracyfirst PAC ($375K), Forward Majority Action ($250K), Power to the Polls Federal Fund ($200K), Retire Career Politicians ($200K).
Which candidates did Erica Lawson's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $982K, lost); for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $120K, lost); against Deb Fischer (Nebraska Senate, about $81K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.