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Lisa Mennet

Individual

Founder and Clinical Director, Cooper House Clinic · Washington

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

Mixed

Lisa Mennet gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 42% ended up on the winning side ($457K won, $626K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

97% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

42%

$457K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$626K

Not spent yet

$300K

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
House Majority PAC

$107K not spent yet

$550K
$232K / $198K
One for All Committee

$52K not spent yet

$250K
$23K / $175K
Women Vote$250K
$123K / $117K
Votevets

$60K not spent yet

$150K
$53K / $26K
Retire Career Politicians

$3K not spent yet

$50K
$0 / $45K
DCCC

$12K not spent yet

$41K
$16K / $12K
DSCC

$24K not spent yet

$41K
$10K / $7K
Your Community PAC

$3K not spent yet

$25K
$0 / $22K
Montana Rural Voters (Worc)

$898 not spent yet

$25K
$0 / $24K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Lisa Mennet's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Lisa Mennet's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$240K✗ No
Larry HoganMaryland SenateAttacking$51K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$49K✗ No
Eric HovdeWisconsin SenateAttacking$30K✓ Yes
Jon TesterMontana SenateSupporting$27K✗ No
Dan OsbornNebraska SenateSupporting$25K✗ No
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$25K✓ Yes
David TroneMaryland Senate (primary)Attacking$24K✓ Yes
Ruben GallegoArizona SenateSupporting$24K✓ Yes
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$21K✓ Yes
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$20K✓ Yes
Deb FischerNebraska SenateAttacking$20K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Lisa Mennet spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Lisa Mennet gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 42% ended up on the winning side ($457K won, $626K lost).
Which super PACs did Lisa Mennet fund in 2024?
House Majority PAC ($550K), One for All Committee ($250K), Women Vote ($250K), Votevets ($150K), Retire Career Politicians ($50K).
Which candidates did Lisa Mennet's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $240K, lost); against Larry Hogan (Maryland Senate, about $51K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $49K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.