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Kathryn Murdoch

Individual

CEO, Quadrivium · New York

14 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Kathryn Murdoch gave $5.0M 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, 24% were on the winning side ($898K won, $2.9M lost). $41K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

24%

$3.8M scored (76% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.9M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.2M

$1.2M 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

$373K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.5M
$589K / $504K
Welcomepac

$352K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.3M
$304K / $589K
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$111K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$0 / $887K
Republican Accountability PAC

$117K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$344 / $882K
Forward Majority Action

$191K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$0 / $9K
DSCC

$35K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$41K
$4K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Kathryn Murdoch's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Kathryn Murdoch's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$1.3M✗ No
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$463K✗ No
John P. AvlonNew York 1st District (primary)Supporting$220K✓ Yes
Nicholas J. LaLotaNew York 1st DistrictAttacking$165K✗ No
Whitney FoxFlorida 13th DistrictSupporting$120K✗ No
John P. AvlonNew York 1st DistrictSupporting$103K✗ No
Rebecca CookeWisconsin 3rd DistrictSupporting$72K✗ No
Janelle StelsonPennsylvania 10th DistrictSupporting$52K✗ No
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$51K✓ Yes
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezWashington 3rd DistrictSupporting$45K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$44K✗ No
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$43K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Kathryn Murdoch spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Kathryn Murdoch gave $5.0M 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, 24% were on the winning side ($898K won, $2.9M lost). $41K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Kathryn Murdoch fund in 2024?
House Majority PAC ($1.5M), Welcomepac ($1.3M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M), Republican Accountability PAC ($1.0M), Forward Majority Action ($200K).
Which candidates did Kathryn Murdoch's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $1.3M, lost); against Donald Trump (President, about $463K, lost); for John P. Avlon (New York 1st District, about $220K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.