Donor
Katrina Schaffer
IndividualSign Language Interpretation, Self Employed · California
4 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Katrina Schaffer gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 8% ended up on the winning side ($27K won, $320K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.3M
92% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
8%
$27K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$320K
Not spent yet
$967K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wfp National PAC $877K not spent yet | $1.3M | $27K / $320K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Katrina Schaffer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Katrina Schaffer's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris | President | Supporting | $228K | ✗ No |
| Sue Altman | New Jersey 7th District | Supporting | $46K | ✗ No |
| Cori Bush | Missouri 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $41K | Unknown |
| George S. Latimer | New York 16th District (primary) | Attacking | $32K | ✗ No |
| Summer Lee | Pennsylvania 12th District (primary) | Supporting | $20K | ✓ Yes |
| Jamaal Bowman | New York 16th District (primary) | Supporting | $17K | Unknown |
| Raquel Teran | Arizona 3rd District (primary) | Supporting | $17K | Unknown |
| Aaron Regunberg | Rhode Island 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $14K | Unknown |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $7K | ✗ No |
| Rudy Salas | California 22nd District | Supporting | $3K | ✗ No |
| Yaasamin Ansari | Arizona 3rd District (primary) | Attacking | $2K | ✗ No |
| Jahana Hayes | Connecticut 5th District | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Katrina Schaffer spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Katrina Schaffer gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 8% ended up on the winning side ($27K won, $320K lost).
- Which super PACs did Katrina Schaffer fund in 2024?
- Wfp National PAC ($1.3M).
- Which candidates did Katrina Schaffer's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Kamala Harris (President, about $228K, lost); for Sue Altman (New Jersey 7th District, about $46K, lost); for Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $41K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.