Which super PACs did James Simons fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($9.1M), House Majority PAC ($5.5M), DCCC ($41K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($280).

Which candidates did James Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $8.1M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $188K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $163K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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James Simons

Individual

Philanthropist, Renaissance Technologies · New York

17 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

James Simons gave $15M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 18% were on the winning side ($2.2M won, $9.9M lost). $139K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$15M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

18%

$12M scored (83% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$9.9M

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.6M

$2.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $139K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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
Future Forward (FF PAC) $1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$9.1M	$0 / $8.1M
House Majority PAC $1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.5M	$2.2M / $1.8M
DCCC $33K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$5K / $3K
Moveon.Org Political Action $266 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$280	$0 / $3

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$8.1M	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$188K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$163K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$159K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$157K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$144K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$143K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$142K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$142K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$136K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$131K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Simons spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: James Simons gave $15M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 18% were on the winning side ($2.2M won, $9.9M lost). $139K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did James Simons fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($9.1M), House Majority PAC ($5.5M), DCCC ($41K), Moveon.Org Political Action ($280).
Which candidates did James Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $8.1M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $188K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $163K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.