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Marsha Laufer

Individual

Retired · Florida

14 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Marsha Laufer 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, 50% were on the winning side ($694K won, $688K lost). $108K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

50%

$1.4M scored (68% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$688K

Not allocated or result unknown

$657K

$549K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $108K 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

$286K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.1M
$452K / $386K
Women Vote

$133K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$700K
$224K / $266K
DSCC

$70K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$83K
$8K / $5K
DCCC

$29K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$37K
$4K / $3K
Unite the Country

$13K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$0 / $10K
Welcomepac

$7K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$25K
$6K / $12K
Priorities USA Action

$8K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$0 / $2K
Jdca PAC

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$913 / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Marsha Laufer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marsha Laufer's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Kamala HarrisPresidentSupporting$162K✗ No
Larry HoganMaryland SenateAttacking$116K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$111K✗ No
Eric HovdeWisconsin SenateAttacking$62K✓ Yes
David TroneMaryland Senate (primary)Attacking$55KUnknown
Austin TheriaultMaine 2nd DistrictAttacking$39K✓ Yes
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$34K✗ No
Ryan E. MackenziePennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$34K✗ No
Sandy SmithNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$33K✓ Yes
Scott BaughCalifornia 47th DistrictAttacking$33K✓ Yes
John DuarteCalifornia 13th DistrictAttacking$31K✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'EspositoNew York 4th DistrictAttacking$30K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marsha Laufer spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Marsha Laufer 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, 50% were on the winning side ($694K won, $688K lost). $108K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Marsha Laufer fund in 2024?
House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Women Vote ($700K), DSCC ($83K), DCCC ($37K), Unite the Country ($25K).
Which candidates did Marsha Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Kamala Harris (President, about $162K, lost); against Larry Hogan (Maryland Senate, about $116K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $111K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.