Which super PACs did Lynn Schusterman fund in 2024?

Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.1M), Democracyfirst PAC ($900K), Retire Career Politicians ($250K), House Majority PAC ($125K), DSCC ($83K).

Which candidates did Lynn Schusterman's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Derrick Van Orden (Wisconsin 3rd District, about $225K, lost); against Scott Perry (Pennsylvania 10th District, about $134K, lost); for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $127K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Lynn Schusterman

Individual

Philanthropist, Self Employed · Oklahoma

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

Loser

Lynn Schusterman gave $2.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 13% ended up on the winning side ($135K won, $919K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

13%

$135K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$919K

Not spent yet

$1.4M

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
Planned Parenthood Votes $827K not spent yet	$1.1M	$46K / $190K
Democracyfirst PAC $466K not spent yet	$900K	$0 / $434K
Retire Career Politicians $16K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $225K
House Majority PAC $24K not spent yet	$125K	$53K / $45K
DSCC $49K not spent yet	$83K	$21K / $13K
DCCC $12K not spent yet	$41K	$16K / $12K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$225K	✗ No
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$134K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Supporting	$127K	✗ No
Deb Fischer	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$98K	✗ No
David Schweikert	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$83K	✗ No
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$71K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$62K	✗ No
Dave McCormick	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Tim Sheehy	Montana Senate	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Marcus Molinaro	New York 19th District	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$11K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Lynn Schusterman spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Lynn Schusterman gave $2.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 13% ended up on the winning side ($135K won, $919K lost).
Which super PACs did Lynn Schusterman fund in 2024?: Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.1M), Democracyfirst PAC ($900K), Retire Career Politicians ($250K), House Majority PAC ($125K), DSCC ($83K).
Which candidates did Lynn Schusterman's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Derrick Van Orden (Wisconsin 3rd District, about $225K, lost); against Scott Perry (Pennsylvania 10th District, about $134K, lost); for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $127K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.