Washington, D.C.–  As we head into the final two weeks of the election cycle, LCV Victory Fund announced an updated investment of $155 million in the 2024 election cycle. The record-breaking investment comes in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and following a summer of extreme weather including record-breaking heat waves, wildfires, and flooding across the country. 

“The stakes of this election could not be higher, which is why we are investing more than ever,” said Pete Maysmith, Senior Vice President of Campaigns at LCV Victory Fund. “Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans have continuously shown us that they are out for themselves and will prioritize Big Oil over the health and safety of our families, communities, and environment. Over the past several months, voters across the country have felt the very real impacts of climate change whether it be extreme heat in Arizona or the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and they understand that the Harris-Walz ticket is the only administration that will tackle the climate crisis head on.”

In March, LCV Victory Fund and affiliated entities made the most ambitious commitment to the elections ever with a plan to invest at least $120 million to defeat Trump and elect climate champions up and down the ballot. Since then, donors have stepped up like never before to support Harris-Walz and climate champions in the Senate and House.

LCV Victory Fund’s independent expenditures include it’s part of a $55 million partnership on paid ads in the presidential race with Future Forward, Climate Power Action and EDF Action Votes, its largest field program ever–in battleground states focused on Presidential and Senate races, and in House races key to flipping the chamber, and pairing cutting edge tactics to reach young people including relational organizing and content creator programs with traditional tactics like broadcast and digital ads. This investment also includes massive support for state affiliates’ work in state and local elections, many of which are featured here.

For the last several cycles LCV Victory Fund and its affiliated entities have been one of the biggest players supporting pro-climate, pro-democracy candidates in the country–up and down the ballot. The planned $155 million investment is the largest the family of organizations has made, with recent election cycle investments landing at $100 million in the 2022 midterms and $115 million in 2020 elections.

Find more information on our field and paid media programs here. 

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