House Majority PAC
| House Majority PAC | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Washington, DC[1] |
| Type: | Super PAC |
| Affiliation: | Democratic |
| Top official: | Mike Smith, President |
| Founder(s): | Alixandria Lapp |
| Year founded: | 2011 |
| Website: | Official website |
The House Majority PAC is a super PAC that, according to its website, is "the only Super PAC focused exclusively on electing Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives."[2] As of August 2025, the group's website said it had "played a critical and strategic role in nearly every competitive House race in the last six cycles."[2]
Background
Democratic staffer Alixandria Lapp founded the House Majority PAC in 2011 following Democrats' losses in the 2010 midterms. Lapp first worked in national politics as chief of staff to Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and was the deputy director for independent expenditures at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the official campaign organization for House Democrats, during the 2006 midterm cycle.[3] A Politico article published in 2011 described Lapp's husband John as "a close adviser and former chief of staff to New York Rep. Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee."[4]
Leadership
On January 11, 2023, Mike Smith was named as House Majority PAC's president after founder Alixandria Lapp stepped down. Before joining the PAC, Smith was a senior advisor to then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D). Smith's earlier experience included serving as deputy director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and as deputy national finance director on the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. As of January 2023, Abby Curran Horrell served as executive director.[5]
Work and activities
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As a super PAC, the House Majority PAC works to influence elections by making independent expenditures and purchasing advertising. The group runs ads that support or oppose candidates for the U.S. House in an effort to elect Democrats to the House.
Electoral activities and influence
2020 elections
Contributions
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D) announced in December 2019 that he was contributing $10 million to House Majority PAC to support Democratic incumbents being targeted for supporting the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump (R).[6]
2018 elections
Expenditures
On October 9, 2018, House Majority PAC announced it would spend about $20 million across these 13 districts: CA-10 ($2.2 million), CA-25 ($800,000), CA-39 ($2.7 million), CA-45 ($800,000), CA-48 ($2.7 million), and CA-49 ($800,000), FL-26 ($2.2 million), MI-08 ($885,000), MI-11 ($544,000), NJ-07 ($1 million), NV-04 ($1 million), NY-19 ($741,000), and TX-32 ($2.3 million).[7]
2016 elections
Expenditures
During the 2016 election cycle, the House Majority PAC had spent a total of $47,470,121 in independent expenditures, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.[8]
| Top 10 largest House Majority PAC expenditures in 2016 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | State | Party | Office | Total | For | Against |
| Donald Trump |  |
President | $2,753,857 | $0 | $2,753,857 | |
| Stewart Mills | Minn. | |
U.S. House | $2,521,021 | $0 | $2,521,021 |
| Scott Garrett | N.J. | |
U.S. House | $2,366,092 | $0 | $2,366,092 |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | Pa. | |
U.S. House | $2,266,961 | $0 | $2,266,961 |
| Danny Tarkanian | Nev. | |
U.S. House | $2,124,182 | $0 | $2,124,182 |
| Claudia Tenney | N.Y. | |
U.S. House | $2,084,879 | $0 | $2,084,879 |
| Barbara Comstock | Va. | |
U.S. House | $1,909,690 | $0 | $1,909,690 |
| Bruce Poliquin | Maine | |
U.S. House | $1,863,263 | $0 | $1,863,263 |
| Emilio Huerta | Calif. |  |
U.S. House | $1,745,038 | $1,745,038 | $0 |
| Mike Coffman | Colo. | |
U.S. House | $1,734,087 | $0 | $1,734,087 |
2014 elections
During the 2014 election cycle, the House Majority PAC had spent a total of $29,422,890 in independent expenditures, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.[9]
| Top 10 largest House Majority PAC expenditures in 2014 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | State | Party | Office | Total | For | Against |
| Michael Grimm | N.Y. | |
U.S. House | $2,018,339 | $0 | $2,018,339 |
| Andy Tobin | Ariz. | |
U.S. House | $1,740,072 | $0 | $1,740,072 |
| Evan Jenkins | W.Va. | |
U.S. House | $1,727,802 | $0 | $1,727,802 |
| Lee Zeldin | N.Y. | |
U.S. House | $1,509,329 | $0 | $1,509,329 |
| Mike Coffman | Colo. | |
U.S. House | $1,417,124 | $0 | $1,417,124 |
| Nan Hayworth | N.Y. | |
U.S. House | $1,315,849 | $0 | $1,315,849 |
| Stewart Mills | Minn. | |
U.S. House | $1,242,383 | $0 | $1,242,383 |
| Doug Ose | Calif. | |
U.S. House | $1,175,560 | $0 | $1,175,560 |
| Bob Dold | Ill. | |
U.S. House | $1,038,646 | $0 | $1,038,646 |
| Carlos Curbelo | Fla. | |
U.S. House | $1,013,930 | $0 | $1,013,930 |
Airtime reserve
On April 18, 2014, the group announced that it reserved $6.5 million for fall 2014 television advertisements in two dozen districts.[10][11][12]
The targeted districts and amount spent included:[10][13]
- Arizona's 1st District: $420,785[14]
- Arizona's 2nd District: $138,693[14]
- Arizona's 9th District: $420,785[14]
- California's 7th District: $189,610
- California's 36th District: $112,219
- California's 52nd District: $512,190
- Colorado's 6th District: $425,330
- Florida's 2nd District: $232,120
- Florida's 18th District: $561,423
- Florida's 26th District: $175,894
- Iowa's 3rd District: $125,127
- Illinois' 10th District: $229,354
- Illinois' 13th District: $143,878
- Illinois' 17th District: $128,898
- Massachusetts' 6th District: $124,020
- Minnesota's 2nd District: $329,371
- Minnesota's 8th District: $354,265
- New Hampshire's 1st District: $162,253
- New Hampshire's 2nd District: $162,253
- New York's 1st District: $394,706
- New York's 11th District: $162,759
- New York's 18th District: $565,900
- New York's 24th District: $166,254
- Texas' 23rd District: $221,347
Targeted incumbents
House Majority PAC announced the following candidates as targets in the 2014 elections:[15][16][17]
- Michele Bachmann: (MN-06), prior to the announcement of her retirement
- Mike Coffman (Colorado): (CO-06)
- Gary G. Miller : (CA-31)
- Rodney Davis: (IL-13)
- Michael G. Fitzpatrick: (PA-08)
- Michael G. Grimm: (NY-11)
- Joe Heck: (NV-03)
- David Joyce: (OH-14)
- John Kline: (MN-02)
- Steve Southerland II: (FL-02)
Expenditures
House Majority PAC spent a grand total of $29,422,890 in the 2012 election. Of that money, $3,906,609 was spent for Democrats, $679 was against Democrats, $0 was for Republicans, and $24,506,492 was used against Republicans. The following table details the top 10 independent expenditures made by House Majority PAC during the 2014 cycle.[18]
| Top 10 largest House Majority PAC expenditures in 2014 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | State | Party | Office | Total | For | Against |
| Michael Grimm | N.Y. | |
U.S. House | $2,018,339 | $0 | $2,018,339 |
| Andy Tobin | Ariz. | |
U.S. House | $1,740,072 | $0 | $1,740,072 |
| Evan Jenkins | W.Va. | |
U.S. House | $1,727,802 | $0 | $1,727,802 |
| Lee Zeldin | N.Y. | |
U.S. House | $1,509,329 | $0 | $1,509,329 |
| Mike Coffman | Colo. | |
U.S. House | $1,417,124 | $0 | $1,417,124 |
| Nan Hayworth | N.Y. | |
U.S. House | $1,315,849 | $0 | $1,315,849 |
| Stewart Mills | Minn. | |
U.S. House | $1,242,383 | $0 | $1,242,383 |
| Doug Ose | Calif. | |
U.S. House | $1,175,560 | $0 | $1,175,560 |
| Bob Dold | Ill. | |
U.S. House | $1,038,646 | $0 | $1,038,646 |
| Carlos Curbelo | Fla. | |
U.S. House | $1,013,930 | $0 | $1,013,930 |
Donors
In 2014, two major donors to House Majority PAC were George Marcus and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.). Marcus, president of Marcus Millichap Real Estate in California, gave $250,000 to the super PAC on April 25, 2014.[19] Rockefeller made a $250,000 personal donation in April 2014.[20][21]
2013 elections
House Majority PAC spent a significant amount, more than $440,000, to boost Elizabeth Colbert-Busch’s unsuccessful bid for a House seat in South Carolina in the special election against former Gov. Mark Sanford (R).[22]
Donors
House Majority PAC reported on January 14, 2014, that it raised $7.5 million in 2013, more than double the $3 million it raised in 2011, preceding the 2012 election cycle.[23]
“House Majority PAC is committed to combating the efforts of the Koch Brothers and their right-wing allies, who are already stepping up to spend unprecedented sums in House races to promote their reckless agenda,” the PAC’s communication’s director, Andy Stone, said in a statement.[23]
2012 elections
According to the Sunlight Foundation, the House Majority PAC spent $30,752,440 on the 2012 elections. Of those funds, 70.66 percent achieved the desired result, based on Sunlight Foundation analysis.[24] Open Secrets also analyzed the success of 2012 general election cycle spending:[25]
Pre-election
In October 2012, the group announced that it intended to spend $8.4 million on ads in nine states to target Republican candidates. The nine states are Arizona, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Virginia, Ohio, Connecticut and Nevada.[26]
Targeted incumbents
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the House Majority PAC spent a grand total of $1,798,141 as of April 10, 2012, on the U.S. House elections. All of the spending was against Republican candidates.[27]
Details of that spending can be seen in the chart below.
| Name | State | Status | Total Spent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bass | New Hampshire | Incumbent | $68,831 |
| Ann Marie Buerkle | New York | Incumbent | $6,694 |
| Francisco Canseco | Texas | Incumbent | $7,775 |
| Robert Cornilles | Oregon | Challenger | $297,662 |
| Jane Corwin | New York | Challenger | $373,566 |
| Chip Cravaack | Minnesota | Incumbent | $92,472 |
| Rick Crawford | Arkansas | Incumbent | $14,941 |
| Sean Duffy | Wisconsin | Incumbent | $83,187 |
| Blake Farenthold | Texas | Incumbent | $7,022 |
| Paul Gosar | Arizona | Incumbent | $8,936 |
| Tim Griffin | Arkansas | Incumbent | $61,861 |
| Joe Heck | Nevada | Incumbent | $43,848 |
| Bill Johnson | Ohio | Incumbent | $24,980 |
| Steven King | Iowa | Incumbent | $9,234 |
| Tom Latham | Iowa | Incumbent | $394,744 |
| Dan Lungren | California | Incumbent | $77,577 |
| Bobby Schilling | Illinois | Incumbent | $10,135 |
| Scott Tipton | Colorado | Incumbent | $30,459 |
| Bob Turner | New York | Incumbent | $163,412 |
| Allen West | Florida | Incumbent | $20,805 |
Expenditures
House Majority PAC spent a grand total of $30,470,122 in the 2012 election. Of that money, $845,144 was spent for Democrats, $0 was against Democrats, $0 was for Republicans, and $29,624,978 was used against Republicans.[28]
| Top 10 largest House Majority PAC expenditures in 2012[28] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | State | Office | Total | For | Against | Desired Result |
| Allen West | |
FL | House | $2,375,691 | $0 | $2,375,691 |  |
| Chip Cravaack | |
MN | House | $1,468,799 | $0 | $1,468,799 | |
| Jim Renacci | |
OH | House | $1,381,404 | $0 | $1,381,404 |  |
| Nan Hayworth | |
NY | House | $1,045,850 | $0 | $1,045,850 | |
| Robert Dold | |
IL | House | $1,028,241 | $0 | $1,028,241 | |
| Judy Biggert | |
IL | House | $1,021,827 | $0 | $1,021,827 | |
| Mike Coffman (Colorado) | |
CO | House | $962,494 | $0 | $962,494 | |
| Brian Bilbray | |
CA | House | $906,196 | $0 | $906,196 | |
| Randy Altschuler | |
NY | House | $861,810 | $0 | $861,810 | |
| Steven King | |
IA | House | $768,418 | $0 | $768,418 | |
Donors
Organizations
The top five donors to the House Majority PAC during the 2012 election cycle were:[29]
| Top 5 Donors to House Majority PAC, 2012[29] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation/Employer | Total | From Individuals | From Organizations |
| Newsweb Corp | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | $0 |
| Euclidean Capital | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 |
| Carpenters & Joiners Union | $1,225,000 | $0 | $1,225,000 |
| Laborers Union | $1,167,000 | $0 | $1,167,000 |
| Paloma Partners | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | $0 |
Industries
The top five industries donating to the House Majority PAC during the 2012 election cycle were:[30]
| Top 5 Donors to House Majority PAC, 2012[30] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Industry | Total | From Individuals | From Organizations |
| Printing & Publishing | $4,807,750 | $4,807,750 | $0 |
| Building Trade Unions | $3,452,500 | $0 | $3,452,500 |
| Public Sector Unions | $2,829,000 | $0 | $2,829,000 |
| Securities & Investment | $2,595,200 | $2,550,200 | $45,000 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $2,541,950 | $1,921,450 | $620,500 |
Finances
The following is a breakdown of House Majority PAC's revenues and expenses from 2011 through June 2025. The information comes from the Federal Election Commission.
| Year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $3.02 million | $1.85 million |
| 2012 | $32.82 million | $33.84 million |
| 2013 | $7.95 million | $3.57 million |
| 2014 | $34.66 million | $34.41 million |
| 2015 | $8.26 million | $2.19 million |
| 2016 | $53.94 million | $53.54 million |
| 2017 | $15.18 million | $3.72 million |
| 2018 | $92.37 million | $91.92 million |
| 2019 | $41.39 million | $3.66 million |
| 2020 | $157.06 million | $156.57 million |
| 2021 | $43.92 million | $4.73 million |
| 2022 | $177.55 million | $176.90 million |
| 2023 | $53.61 million | $7.52 million |
| 2024 | $253.60 million | $248.51 million |
| 2025 (through June) | $21.25 million | $4.18 million |
Notable endorsements
This section displays endorsements this organization made in elections within Ballotpedia's coverage scope.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Statement of Organization - HMP," March 10, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 House Majority PAC, "About HMP," accessed August 27, 2025
- ↑ Roll Call, "Meet the Super PAC Woman," September 18, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Pelosi, Reid raise Super PAC cash," June 27, 2011
- ↑ House Majority PAC, "House Majority PAC Announces New President," January 11, 2023
- ↑ CBS News, "Mike Bloomberg gives $10 million to help endangered House Democrats," December 11, 2019
- ↑ House Majority PAC, "HMP Launches $20 Million Media Blitz in 13 Districts," October 9, 2018
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, "House Majority PAC, Independent Expenditures, Communication Costs and Coordinated Expenses," accessed July 17, 2017
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, "Independent Expenditures, Communication Costs and Coordinated Expenses," accessed July 17, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Washington Post, "Dem super PAC reserves $6.5 million in fall air time for key House races," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ News Max, "Democrat Super PAC Banks $6.5M for TV Ads in 24 Key House Races," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "The Buzz: Democratic super PAC reserves TV airtime in California," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Where Is Democratic Super PAC Spending Money? These 24 Districts Get Fall TV Reservations," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Arizona Starnet, "House Majority PAC to spend $1M on ads in October," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "House Majority PAC Announces Top 2014 GOP Incumbent Targets" accessed July 16, 2013
- ↑ The Hill, "Dem super PAC hitting nine House Republicans on shutdown," accessed October 4, 2013
- ↑ KWTV, "Democratic Group Airs Shutdown Ads Targeting GOP Lawmakers," accessed October 4, 2013
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, "House Majority PAC Recipients, 2014," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Roll Call, "A $5 Million Check Fuels Super PAC," accessed May 26, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Jay Rockefeller donates to Democratic super PAC," accessed April 19, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Senate Majority PAC," accessed April 19, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Democrats' super PAC raises $3 million" accessed July 16, 2013
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Politico, "House Majority PAC nets $7.5M in 2013," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Sunlight Foundation, "Outside spenders' return on investment," November 14, 2012
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "House Majority PAC," accessed July 16, 2013
- ↑ Majority PAC 2012 "EXPANDING THE SENATE MAP, MAJORITY PAC LAUNCHES $8.4 MILLION, NINE-STATE CAMPAIGN," October 2012
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, "House Majority PAC Independent Expenditures," accessed April 10, 2012
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Open Secrets, "House Majority PAC Recipients, 2012," accessed July 16, 2013
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Open Secrets, "Top Organizations Donating to House Majority PAC, 2012," accessed July 16, 2013
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Open Secrets, "Contributions to House Majority PAC Industry Breakdown, 2012," accessed July 16, 2013
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