Donor
Benjamin Horowitz
IndividualCo Founder and General Partner, A16z · Nevada
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Benjamin Horowitz gave $2.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 99% ended up on the winning side ($2.4M won, $34K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.5M
100% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
99%
$2.4M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$34K
Not spent yet
$37K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right for America $37K not spent yet | $2.5M | $2.4M / $34K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Benjamin Horowitz's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Benjamin Horowitz's share of each group's funding.
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Benjamin Horowitz spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Benjamin Horowitz gave $2.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 99% ended up on the winning side ($2.4M won, $34K lost).
- Which super PACs did Benjamin Horowitz fund in 2024?
- Right for America ($2.5M).
- Which candidates did Benjamin Horowitz's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Kamala Harris (President, about $1.8M, won); for Donald Trump (President, about $654K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.