Which super PACs did Mark Heising fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Project 218 ($250K), Welcomepac ($250K), DSCC ($41K), Democracyfirst PAC ($30K).

Which candidates did Mark Heising's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for John P. Avlon (New York 1st District, about $66K, won); for Josh Riley (New York 19th District, about $45K, won); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $38K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Mark Heising

Individual

Managing Director, Medley Partners · California

7 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Mark Heising gave $1.6M 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, 48% ended up on the winning side ($580K won, $618K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

48%

$580K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$618K

Not spent yet

$434K

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 $204K not spent yet	$1.1M	$442K / $378K
Project 218 $97K not spent yet	$250K	$65K / $88K
Welcomepac $66K not spent yet	$250K	$62K / $121K
DSCC $24K not spent yet	$41K	$10K / $7K
Democracyfirst PAC $16K not spent yet	$30K	$0 / $14K
Standing Strong PAC	$10K	$182 / $10K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John P. Avlon	New York 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$66K	✓ Yes
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	Supporting	$45K	✓ Yes
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Nicholas J. LaLota	New York 1st District	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Supporting	$32K	✗ No
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Supporting	$30K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Mark Heising spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Mark Heising gave $1.6M 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, 48% ended up on the winning side ($580K won, $618K lost).
Which super PACs did Mark Heising fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Project 218 ($250K), Welcomepac ($250K), DSCC ($41K), Democracyfirst PAC ($30K).
Which candidates did Mark Heising's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for John P. Avlon (New York 1st District, about $66K, won); for Josh Riley (New York 19th District, about $45K, won); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $38K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.