Which super PACs did Bernie Marcus fund in 2024?

United Democracy Project ($3.0M), MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), School Freedom Fund ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($593K).

Which candidates did Bernie Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Kamala Harris (President, about $628K, won); against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $344K, won); against Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $183K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Bernie Marcus

Individual

Philanthropist, Home Depot co-founder · Georgia

6 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Bernie Marcus gave $5.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 77% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 86% ended up on the winning side ($2.4M won, $407K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$5.6M

77% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

86%

$2.4M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$407K

Not spent yet

$2.8M

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
United Democracy Project $1.7M not spent yet	$3.0M	$1.1M / $175K
MAGA Inc. $60K not spent yet	$1.0M	$881K / $0
School Freedom Fund $889K not spent yet	$1.0M	$111K / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $53K not spent yet	$593K	$304K / $232K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$628K	✓ Yes
Jamaal Bowman	New York 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$344K	✓ Yes
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$183K	✓ Yes
George S. Latimer	New York 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$163K	✓ Yes
Dave Min	California 47th District (primary)	Attacking	$162K	✗ No
Sarah Elfreth	Maryland 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$147K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$144K	✓ Yes
Wesley Bell	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$117K	✓ Yes
Joseph R Jr Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$85K	✓ Yes
Jimmy Gomez	California 34th District	Supporting	$60K	✓ Yes
John Hostettler	Indiana 8th District (primary)	Attacking	$55K	✓ Yes
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$53K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Bernie Marcus spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Bernie Marcus gave $5.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 77% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 86% ended up on the winning side ($2.4M won, $407K lost).
Which super PACs did Bernie Marcus fund in 2024?: United Democracy Project ($3.0M), MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), School Freedom Fund ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($593K).
Which candidates did Bernie Marcus's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Kamala Harris (President, about $628K, won); against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $344K, won); against Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $183K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.