Which super PACs did Susan Mandel fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.5M), Edf Action Votes ($2.5M), Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($550K), Welcomepac ($375K).

Which candidates did Susan Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $2.6M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $516K, lost); against Sam Brown (Nevada Senate, about $264K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Susan Mandel

Individual

Not Employed, Vassar College · Connecticut

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

Loser

Susan Mandel gave $7.4M 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, 23% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $4.3M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$7.4M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

23%

$1.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4.3M

Not spent yet

$1.8M

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) $278K not spent yet	$2.5M	$0 / $2.2M
Edf Action Votes $963K not spent yet	$2.5M	$837K / $687K
Republican Accountability PAC $84K not spent yet	$1.0M	$357 / $916K
House Majority PAC $107K not spent yet	$550K	$232K / $198K
Welcomepac $99K not spent yet	$375K	$94K / $181K
Votevets $100K not spent yet	$250K	$88K / $44K
DSCC $49K not spent yet	$83K	$21K / $13K
DCCC $25K not spent yet	$83K	$32K / $23K
Democracyfirst PAC $13K not spent yet	$25K	$0 / $12K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$2.6M	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$516K	✗ No
Sam Brown	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$264K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$200K	✓ Yes
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$198K	✗ No
Gabe Evans	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$123K	✗ No
Jacky S. Rosen	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$121K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$104K	✗ No
John P. Avlon	New York 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$99K	✓ Yes
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$97K	✗ No
Kari Lake	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$71K	✓ Yes
Nicholas J. LaLota	New York 1st District	Attacking	$71K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Susan Mandel spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Susan Mandel gave $7.4M 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, 23% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $4.3M lost).
Which super PACs did Susan Mandel fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($2.5M), Edf Action Votes ($2.5M), Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($550K), Welcomepac ($375K).
Which candidates did Susan Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $2.6M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $516K, lost); against Sam Brown (Nevada Senate, about $264K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.