Which super PACs did JB Pritzker fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($5.0M), House Majority PAC ($3.0M), DCCC ($41K), DSCC ($41K).

Which candidates did JB Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $4.4M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $102K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $89K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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JB Pritzker

Individual

Governor, Governor of Illinois / Hyatt heir · Illinois

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

Backed losers

JB Pritzker gave $8.1M 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 ($1.2M won, $5.5M lost). $76K had no matched result and is excluded.

$8.1M

Gave to outside spenders

100% of it helped Democrats

18%

Winning share of scored dollars

$6.6M scored (82% of gifts)

$5.5M

Spent on the losing side

$1.4M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $76K 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) $556K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$0 / $4.4M
House Majority PAC $746K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$1.2M / $1.0M
DCCC $33K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$5K / $3K
DSCC $35K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$4K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$4.4M	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$102K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$89K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$86K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$78K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$78K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$77K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$72K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$71K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did JB Pritzker spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: JB Pritzker gave $8.1M 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 ($1.2M won, $5.5M lost). $76K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did JB Pritzker fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($5.0M), House Majority PAC ($3.0M), DCCC ($41K), DSCC ($41K).
Which candidates did JB Pritzker's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $4.4M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $102K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $89K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.