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Amos Hostetter

Individual

Chairman, Pilot House Associates (cable fortune) · Massachusetts

16 gifts to 12 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Amos Hostetter gave $4.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 26% ended up on the winning side ($891K won, $2.5M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$4.6M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

26%

$891K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.5M

Not spent yet

$1.2M

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
House Majority PAC

$213K not spent yet

$1.1M
$463K / $396K
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$111K not spent yet

$1.0M
$0 / $888K
Lcv Victory Fund

$249K not spent yet

$500K
$105K / $141K
Unite the Country

$104K not spent yet

$500K
$0 / $305K
Blackpac$500K
$57K / $420K
Votevets

$159K not spent yet

$400K
$140K / $70K
Ab PAC

$96K not spent yet

$250K
$0 / $154K
Edf Action Votes

$48K not spent yet

$125K
$42K / $34K
Women Vote$100K
$49K / $47K
With Honor Fund II, Inc.

$36K not spent yet

$60K
$23K / $0
DSCC

$24K not spent yet

$41K
$10K / $7K
Montana Hunters and Anglers Leadership Fund

$4K not spent yet

$25K
$0 / $21K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Amos Hostetter's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Amos Hostetter's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$1.6M✗ No
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$217K✗ No
Joseph BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$114KUnknown
Ruben GallegoArizona SenateSupporting$70K✓ Yes
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$57K✓ Yes
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateSupporting$57K✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateSupporting$50K✗ No
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateSupporting$50K✗ No
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$40K✓ Yes
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$40K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$35K✗ No
Derrick Van OrdenWisconsin 3rd DistrictAttacking$34K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Amos Hostetter spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Amos Hostetter gave $4.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 26% ended up on the winning side ($891K won, $2.5M lost).
Which super PACs did Amos Hostetter fund in 2024?
House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Lcv Victory Fund ($500K), Unite the Country ($500K), Blackpac ($500K).
Which candidates did Amos Hostetter's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.6M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $217K, lost); for Joseph Biden (President, about $114K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.