Which super PACs did Jonathan Lavine fund in 2024?

House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($500K), Jdca PAC ($200K), Votevets ($100K), DCCC ($100K).

Which candidates did Jonathan Lavine's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $518K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $38K, won); against Michelle Steel (California 45th District, about $36K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jonathan Lavine

Individual

Partner, Bain Capital · Massachusetts

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

Mixed

Jonathan Lavine gave $2.0M 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, 36% ended up on the winning side ($542K won, $971K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

36%

$542K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$971K

Not spent yet

$480K

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 $194K not spent yet	$1.0M	$421K / $360K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $56K not spent yet	$500K	$0 / $444K
Jdca PAC $56K not spent yet	$200K	$22K / $108K
Votevets $40K not spent yet	$100K	$35K / $17K
DCCC $30K not spent yet	$100K	$38K / $28K
DSCC $49K not spent yet	$83K	$21K / $13K
With Honor Fund II, Inc. $6K not spent yet	$10K	$4K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$518K	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$36K	✓ Yes
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$35K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
David Schweikert	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$27K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jonathan Lavine spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Jonathan Lavine gave $2.0M 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, 36% ended up on the winning side ($542K won, $971K lost).
Which super PACs did Jonathan Lavine fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($500K), Jdca PAC ($200K), Votevets ($100K), DCCC ($100K).
Which candidates did Jonathan Lavine's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $518K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $38K, won); against Michelle Steel (California 45th District, about $36K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.