Which super PACs did Donald Friese fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.3M), NRCC ($1K).

Which candidates did Donald Friese's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $71K, lost); against Don Davis (North Carolina 1st District, about $61K, lost); against William Lawrence (Michigan 7th District, about $57K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donald Friese

Individual

Retired, Retired · California

3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Donald Friese gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($3K won, $1.0M lost, with $47K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.0M scored (81% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.0M

$47K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$188K

$188K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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 Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Congressional Leadership Fund $187K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M		$3K / $1.0M
NRCC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1K		$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$71K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$61K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$57K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$53K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Vicente Gonzalez	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Matthew Dunlap	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$33K	Counting
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Donald Friese spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Donald Friese gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($3K won, $1.0M lost, with $47K in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Donald Friese fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.3M), NRCC ($1K).
Which candidates did Donald Friese's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $71K, lost); against Don Davis (North Carolina 1st District, about $61K, lost); against William Lawrence (Michigan 7th District, about $57K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.