Which super PACs did Ronald Lauder fund in 2024?

National Horizon ($1.1M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Secure Nys PAC ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Truth and Courage PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did Ronald Lauder's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Josh Riley (New York 19th District, about $594K, lost); against Thomas R. Suozzi (New York 3rd District, about $487K, lost); against Colin Allred (Texas Senate, about $145K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Ronald Lauder

Individual

Executive, Estée Lauder heir · New York

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

Mixed results

Ronald Lauder gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 38% were on the winning side ($913K won, $1.5M lost). $22K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.4M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

38%

$2.4M scored (72% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.5M

Not allocated or result unknown

$951K

$929K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $22K 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
National Horizon $539K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M	$0 / $561K
Congressional Leadership Fund $112K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$495K / $382K
Secure Nys PAC $23K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$0 / $466K
Senate Leadership Fund $151K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$248K / $100K
Truth and Courage PAC $80K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$170K / $0
NRSC $23K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$10 / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	Attacking	$594K	✗ No
Thomas R. Suozzi	New York 3rd District	Attacking	$487K	✗ No
Colin Allred	Texas Senate	Attacking	$145K	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$105K	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$54K	✗ No
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Mondaire L. Jones	New York 17th District	Attacking	$44K	✓ Yes
Curtis Hertel	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$41K	✓ Yes
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$39K	✓ Yes
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
George Whitesides	California 27th District	Attacking	$37K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ronald Lauder spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Ronald Lauder gave $3.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 38% were on the winning side ($913K won, $1.5M lost). $22K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Ronald Lauder fund in 2024?: National Horizon ($1.1M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Secure Nys PAC ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Truth and Courage PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Ronald Lauder's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Josh Riley (New York 19th District, about $594K, lost); against Thomas R. Suozzi (New York 3rd District, about $487K, lost); against Colin Allred (Texas Senate, about $145K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.