Which super PACs did Lynn Schusterman fund in 2024?

Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.1M), Democracyfirst PAC ($900K), Retire Career Politicians ($250K), House Majority PAC ($125K), DSCC ($83K).

Which candidates did Lynn Schusterman's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $126K, lost); against Derrick Van Orden (Wisconsin 3rd District, about $113K, lost); against Deb Fischer (Nebraska Senate, about $98K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Lynn Schusterman

Individual

Philanthropist, Self Employed · Oklahoma

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

Backed losers

Lynn Schusterman gave $2.5M 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, 14% were on the winning side ($95K won, $578K lost). $74K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

14%

$673K scored (27% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$578K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.8M

$1.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $74K 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
Planned Parenthood Votes $893K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M	$33K / $87K
Democracyfirst PAC $683K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$900K	$0 / $217K
Retire Career Politicians $17K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$0 / $224K
House Majority PAC $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$125K	$49K / $42K
DSCC $70K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$83K	$8K / $5K
DCCC $33K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$5K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Supporting	$126K	✗ No
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$113K	✗ No
Deb Fischer	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$98K	✗ No
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$67K	✗ No
Joseph Biden	President	Supporting	$54K	Unknown
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
David Schweikert	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Dave McCormick	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Marcus Molinaro	New York 19th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Tim Sheehy	Montana Senate	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Robert Kennedy	President	Supporting	$6K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Lynn Schusterman spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Lynn Schusterman gave $2.5M 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, 14% were on the winning side ($95K won, $578K lost). $74K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Lynn Schusterman fund in 2024?: Planned Parenthood Votes ($1.1M), Democracyfirst PAC ($900K), Retire Career Politicians ($250K), House Majority PAC ($125K), DSCC ($83K).
Which candidates did Lynn Schusterman's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $126K, lost); against Derrick Van Orden (Wisconsin 3rd District, about $113K, lost); against Deb Fischer (Nebraska Senate, about $98K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.