Which super PACs did Eric Laufer fund in 2024?

Lcv Victory Fund ($500K), House Majority PAC ($388K), Somos PAC ($275K), Blackpac ($275K), Standing Strong PAC ($200K).

Which candidates did Eric Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $400K, lost); against Steve Garvey (California Senate, about $196K, lost); for Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $50K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Eric Laufer

Individual

Engineer, Laufer Wind Group · New York

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

Loser

Eric Laufer gave $1.8M 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, 32% ended up on the winning side ($443K won, $939K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

32%

$443K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$939K

Not spent yet

$444K

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
Lcv Victory Fund $249K not spent yet	$500K	$105K / $141K
House Majority PAC $75K not spent yet	$388K	$163K / $140K
Somos PAC $8K not spent yet	$275K	$78K / $188K
Blackpac	$275K	$32K / $231K
Standing Strong PAC	$200K	$4K / $196K
DCCC $32K not spent yet	$107K	$41K / $30K
DSCC $49K not spent yet	$83K	$21K / $13K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$400K	✗ No
Steve Garvey	California Senate (primary)	Attacking	$196K	✗ No
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$50K	✗ No
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$46K	✓ Yes
Ruben Gallego	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$43K	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$32K	✗ No
Jacky S. Rosen	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$29K	✓ Yes
Dave McCormick	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Eric Laufer spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Eric Laufer gave $1.8M 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, 32% ended up on the winning side ($443K won, $939K lost).
Which super PACs did Eric Laufer fund in 2024?: Lcv Victory Fund ($500K), House Majority PAC ($388K), Somos PAC ($275K), Blackpac ($275K), Standing Strong PAC ($200K).
Which candidates did Eric Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $400K, lost); against Steve Garvey (California Senate, about $196K, lost); for Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $50K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.