Which super PACs did Larry Mizel fund in 2024?

Buckeye Values PAC ($1.0M), United Democracy Project ($300K), Rjc Victory Fund ($200K), Senate Leadership Fund ($200K), More Jobs, Less Government ($150K).

Which candidates did Larry Mizel's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $603K, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $452K, won); against Jon Tester (Montana Senate, about $117K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Larry Mizel

Individual

CEO, M.D.C. Holdings · Colorado

15 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Larry Mizel gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 91% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 93% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $107K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

91% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

93%

$1.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$107K

Not spent yet

$317K

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
Buckeye Values PAC $14K not spent yet	$1.0M	$986K / $0
United Democracy Project $167K not spent yet	$300K	$111K / $18K
Rjc Victory Fund $43K not spent yet	$200K	$149K / $3K
Senate Leadership Fund $40K not spent yet	$200K	$114K / $46K
More Jobs, Less Government	$150K	$138K / $12K
Fix Washington PAC $1K not spent yet	$25K	$1K / $23K
Committed to America PAC $11K not spent yet	$25K	$0 / $0
John Bolton PAC $17K not spent yet	$23K	$0 / $6K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$603K	✓ Yes
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$452K	✓ Yes
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$117K	✓ Yes
Frank Larose	Ohio Senate (primary)	Attacking	$85K	✓ Yes
Tim Sheehy	Montana Senate	Supporting	$49K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$41K	✓ Yes
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Jamaal Bowman	New York 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
George S. Latimer	New York 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$16K	✓ Yes
Dave Min	California 47th District (primary)	Attacking	$16K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Larry Mizel spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Larry Mizel gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 91% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 93% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $107K lost).
Which super PACs did Larry Mizel fund in 2024?: Buckeye Values PAC ($1.0M), United Democracy Project ($300K), Rjc Victory Fund ($200K), Senate Leadership Fund ($200K), More Jobs, Less Government ($150K).
Which candidates did Larry Mizel's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $603K, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $452K, won); against Jon Tester (Montana Senate, about $117K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.