Which super PACs did John Childs fund in 2026?

The Sentinel Action Fund ($750K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($250K), Minnesota Forward ($100K), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K).

Which candidates did John Childs's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $173K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $172K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $161K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Childs

Individual

Investments, J.W. Childs Associates · Florida

20 gifts to 13 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

John Childs gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 11% ended up on the winning side ($131K won, $1.1M lost, with $53K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

11%

$131K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

$53K still being counted

Not spent yet

$475K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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	Won / lost
The Sentinel Action Fund $317K not spent yet	$750K	$58K / $375K
Congressional Leadership Fund $39K not spent yet	$300K	$743 / $228K
Pine Tree Results PAC	$250K	$32K / $164K
Minnesota Forward	$100K	$5K / $95K
Senate Leadership Fund $9K not spent yet	$100K	$3K / $82K
High Plains PAC	$50K	$18K / $25K
Glcf, Inc.	$50K	$8K / $42K
Ohio Flyer PAC	$50K	$0 / $50K
Nc First PAC $6K not spent yet	$50K	$0 / $44K
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$44K	$0 / $0
Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC $226 not spent yet	$25K	$6K / $7K
DSCC No outside spending reported yet	$325	$0 / $0
Defend the Vote $18 not spent yet	$150	$127 / $6

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$173K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$172K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$161K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$125K	✗ No
Peggy Flanagan	Minnesota Senate	Attacking	$95K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$86K	Unknown
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$81K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$52K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Childs spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: John Childs gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 11% ended up on the winning side ($131K won, $1.1M lost, with $53K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did John Childs fund in 2026?: The Sentinel Action Fund ($750K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($250K), Minnesota Forward ($100K), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K).
Which candidates did John Childs's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $173K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $172K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $161K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.