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Jonathan Lavine

Individual

Partner, Bain Capital · Massachusetts

11 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Jonathan Lavine gave $2.0M 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, 34% were on the winning side ($453K won, $892K lost). $41K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

34%

$1.3M scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$892K

Not allocated or result unknown

$648K

$607K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $41K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
House Majority PAC

$249K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$393K / $336K
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$56K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$0 / $444K
Jdca PAC

$82K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$18K / $89K
Votevets

$66K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$19K / $10K
DCCC

$79K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$11K / $8K
DSCC

$70K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$83K
$8K / $5K
With Honor Fund II, Inc.

$6K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$4K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Jonathan Lavine's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Jonathan Lavine's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$503K✗ No
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$35K✓ Yes
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$30K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$30K✗ No
Michelle SteelCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$29K✓ Yes
Scott BaughCalifornia 47th DistrictAttacking$29K✓ Yes
John DuarteCalifornia 13th DistrictAttacking$28K✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'EspositoNew York 4th DistrictAttacking$27K✓ Yes
Ryan E. MackenziePennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$26K✗ No
Mike GarciaCalifornia 27th DistrictAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.Pennsylvania 8th DistrictAttacking$25K✗ No
John JamesMichigan 10th DistrictAttacking$24K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jonathan Lavine spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Jonathan Lavine gave $2.0M 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, 34% were on the winning side ($453K won, $892K lost). $41K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jonathan Lavine fund in 2024?
House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($500K), Jdca PAC ($200K), Votevets ($100K), DCCC ($100K).
Which candidates did Jonathan Lavine's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $503K, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $35K, won); against Sandy Smith (North Carolina 1st District, about $30K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.