Which super PACs did Susan Mandel fund in 2026?

Edf Action Votes ($2.5M), House Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K), Votevets ($50K).

Which candidates did Susan Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $351K, won); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $282K, won); against Mike Beltran (Florida 14th District, about $270K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Susan Mandel

Individual

Not Employed, Vassar College · Connecticut

10 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Susan Mandel gave $3.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 89% were on the winning side ($2.1M won, $251K lost, with $259K in races still being counted). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.2M

98% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

89%

$2.3M scored (72% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$251K

$259K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$658K

$654K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $5K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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
Edf Action Votes $429K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$1.7M / $248K
House Majority PAC $28K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$375K / $2K
DSCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
Votevets $20K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$23K / $592

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$351K	✓ Yes
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$282K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$270K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$211K	✗ No
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$147K	✓ Yes
Monica De La Cruz	Texas 15th District	Attacking	$131K	✓ Yes
Mike Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$125K	✓ Yes
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$119K	✓ Yes
Jay Feely	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$117K	Counting
Jennifer Balkcom	North Carolina 11th District	Attacking	$111K	✓ Yes
Bill Huizenga	Michigan 4th District	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Michael Whatley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$70K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Susan Mandel spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Susan Mandel gave $3.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 89% were on the winning side ($2.1M won, $251K lost, with $259K in races still being counted). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Susan Mandel fund in 2026?: Edf Action Votes ($2.5M), House Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K), Votevets ($50K).
Which candidates did Susan Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $351K, won); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $282K, won); against Mike Beltran (Florida 14th District, about $270K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.