Which super PACs did Erica Lawson fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Democracyfirst PAC ($375K), Forward Majority Action ($250K), Power to the Polls Federal Fund ($200K), Retire Career Politicians ($200K).

Which candidates did Erica Lawson's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $983K, lost); for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $120K, lost); against Derrick Van Orden (Wisconsin 3rd District, about $94K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Erica Lawson

Individual

Physician, University of California, San Francisc · California

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

Loser

Erica Lawson gave $2.2M 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, 5% ended up on the winning side ($83K won, $1.5M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

$83K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.5M

Not spent yet

$641K

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
Future Forward (FF PAC) $111K not spent yet	$1.0M	$0 / $888K
Democracyfirst PAC $194K not spent yet	$375K	$0 / $181K
Forward Majority Action $238K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $12K
Power to the Polls Federal Fund	$200K	$41K / $158K
Retire Career Politicians $13K not spent yet	$200K	$0 / $180K
House Majority PAC $19K not spent yet	$100K	$42K / $36K
Nebraska Railroaders for Public Safety $53K not spent yet	$75K	$0 / $22K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$983K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Supporting	$120K	✗ No
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$94K	✗ No
Deb Fischer	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$81K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$74K	✗ No
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
David Schweikert	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$30K	✓ Yes
Eric Hovde	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes
Robert Kennedy	President	Supporting	$5K	Unknown
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$3K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Erica Lawson spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Erica Lawson gave $2.2M 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, 5% ended up on the winning side ($83K won, $1.5M lost).
Which super PACs did Erica Lawson fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Democracyfirst PAC ($375K), Forward Majority Action ($250K), Power to the Polls Federal Fund ($200K), Retire Career Politicians ($200K).
Which candidates did Erica Lawson's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $983K, lost); for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $120K, lost); against Derrick Van Orden (Wisconsin 3rd District, about $94K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.