Which super PACs did Thomas Knott fund in 2024?

The American Foundations Committee ($1.7M).

Which candidates did Thomas Knott's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Brad Knott (North Carolina 13th District, about $537K, won); for Brad Knott (North Carolina 13th District, about $357K, won); against Kelly Daughtry (North Carolina 13th District, about $256K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Thomas Knott

Individual

Private Equity, Self-Employed · New York

7 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Thomas Knott gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 82% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($893K won, $0 lost). $710K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.7M

82% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$893K scored (51% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

Not allocated or result unknown

$842K

$132K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $710K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
The American Foundations Committee $132K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.7M		$893K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Brad Knott	North Carolina 13th District (primary)	Supporting	$537K	✓ Yes
Brad Knott	North Carolina 13th District	Supporting	$357K	✓ Yes
Kelly Daughtry	North Carolina 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$256K	Unknown
Fred Von Canon	North Carolina 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$256K	Unknown
Kelly Daughtry	North Carolina 13th District	Attacking	$198K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Thomas Knott spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Thomas Knott gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 82% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($893K won, $0 lost). $710K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Thomas Knott fund in 2024?: The American Foundations Committee ($1.7M).
Which candidates did Thomas Knott's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Brad Knott (North Carolina 13th District, about $537K, won); for Brad Knott (North Carolina 13th District, about $357K, won); against Kelly Daughtry (North Carolina 13th District, about $256K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.