Which super PACs did Fred Eychaner fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($10M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($8.0M), Standing Strong PAC ($200K), DSCC ($111K), DCCC ($83K).

Which candidates did Fred Eychaner's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $7.1M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $367K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $319K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Fred Eychaner

Individual

Retired, News Web Corporation · Illinois

20 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Fred Eychaner gave $18M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 28% ended up on the winning side ($4.3M won, $11M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$18M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

28%

$4.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$11M

Not spent yet

$3.2M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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 $1.9M not spent yet	$10M	$4.2M / $3.6M
Future Forward (FF PAC) $889K not spent yet	$8.0M	$0 / $7.1M
Standing Strong PAC	$200K	$4K / $196K
DSCC $66K not spent yet	$111K	$28K / $18K
DCCC $25K not spent yet	$83K	$32K / $23K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$7.1M	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$367K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$319K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$311K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$306K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$284K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$279K	✗ No
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$278K	✓ Yes
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$277K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$266K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$259K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$255K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Fred Eychaner spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Fred Eychaner gave $18M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 28% ended up on the winning side ($4.3M won, $11M lost).
Which super PACs did Fred Eychaner fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($10M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($8.0M), Standing Strong PAC ($200K), DSCC ($111K), DCCC ($83K).
Which candidates did Fred Eychaner's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $7.1M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $367K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $319K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.