Which super PACs did Jonathon Jacobson fund in 2024?

United Democracy Project ($4.6M), Voters for Responsive Government (Vrg) ($350K), Blue Wave Action D/B/a Bwa ($75K).

Which candidates did Jonathon Jacobson's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $501K, unknown); against Susheela Jayapal (Oregon 3rd District, about $287K, unknown); against Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $266K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jonathon Jacobson

Individual

Finance, Self Employed · Massachusetts

5 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Limited result coverage

Jonathon Jacobson gave $5.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 96% 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, 74% were on the winning side ($739K won, $255K lost). $1.3M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.0M

96% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

74%

$993K scored (20% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$255K

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.0M

$2.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.3M 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
United Democracy Project $2.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.6M	$739K / $255K
Voters for Responsive Government (Vrg) $63K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$350K	$0 / $0
Blue Wave Action D/B/a Bwa $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$75K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jamaal Bowman	New York 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$501K	Unknown
Susheela Jayapal	Oregon 3rd District (primary)	Attacking	$287K	Unknown
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$266K	Unknown
George S. Latimer	New York 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$238K	✓ Yes
Dave Min	California 47th District (primary)	Attacking	$234K	✗ No
Sarah Elfreth	Maryland 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$214K	✓ Yes
Wesley Bell	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$170K	✓ Yes
Jimmy Gomez	California 34th District	Supporting	$87K	✓ Yes
John Hostettler	Indiana 8th District (primary)	Attacking	$80K	Unknown
Mary Waters	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$70K	Unknown
Brandon Herrera	Texas 23rd District	Attacking	$54K	Unknown
David Kim	California 34th District	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jonathon Jacobson spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Jonathon Jacobson gave $5.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 96% 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, 74% were on the winning side ($739K won, $255K lost). $1.3M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jonathon Jacobson fund in 2024?: United Democracy Project ($4.6M), Voters for Responsive Government (Vrg) ($350K), Blue Wave Action D/B/a Bwa ($75K).
Which candidates did Jonathon Jacobson's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Jamaal Bowman (New York 16th District, about $501K, unknown); against Susheela Jayapal (Oregon 3rd District, about $287K, unknown); against Cori Bush (Missouri 1st District, about $266K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.