Which super PACs did Ronald Lauder fund in 2024?

National Horizon ($1.1M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Secure Nys PAC ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Truth and Courage PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did Ronald Lauder's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Josh Riley (New York 19th District, about $721K, lost); against Thomas R. Suozzi (New York 3rd District, about $510K, lost); against Colin Allred (Texas Senate, about $149K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ronald Lauder

Individual

Executive, Estée Lauder heir · New York

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

Mixed

Ronald Lauder gave $3.4M 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, 37% ended up on the winning side ($973K won, $1.7M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

37%

$973K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.7M

Not spent yet

$714K

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
National Horizon $413K not spent yet	$1.1M	$0 / $688K
Congressional Leadership Fund $89K not spent yet	$1.0M	$514K / $392K
Secure Nys PAC	$500K	$0 / $488K
Senate Leadership Fund $101K not spent yet	$500K	$285K / $115K
Truth and Courage PAC $75K not spent yet	$250K	$175K / $0
NRSC $20K not spent yet	$25K	$28 / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	Attacking	$721K	✗ No
Thomas R. Suozzi	New York 3rd District	Attacking	$510K	✗ No
Colin Allred	Texas Senate	Attacking	$149K	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$121K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$100K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$44K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$42K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ronald Lauder spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Ronald Lauder gave $3.4M 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, 37% ended up on the winning side ($973K won, $1.7M lost).
Which super PACs did Ronald Lauder fund in 2024?: National Horizon ($1.1M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Secure Nys PAC ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Truth and Courage PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Ronald Lauder's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Josh Riley (New York 19th District, about $721K, lost); against Thomas R. Suozzi (New York 3rd District, about $510K, lost); against Colin Allred (Texas Senate, about $149K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.