Which super PACs did Ira Mitzner fund in 2026?

United Democracy Project ($615K), Truth and Courage PAC ($500K).

Which candidates did Ira Mitzner's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $217K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $118K, lost); for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $59K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ira Mitzner

Individual

President, Rida Development Corporation · Texas

4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Ira Mitzner gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 71% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 18% ended up on the winning side ($74K won, $336K lost, with $14K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

71% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

18%

$74K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$336K

$14K still being counted

Not spent yet

$691K

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
United Democracy Project $307K not spent yet	$615K		$74K / $119K
Truth and Courage PAC $283K not spent yet	$500K		$0 / $217K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$217K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$118K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$59K	Unknown
Adrian Boafo	Maryland 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$32K	✓ Yes
Melissa Conyears-Ervin	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$28K	Unknown
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$13K	Unknown
Aisha Wahab	California 14th District	Attacking	$9K	Counting
Melissa Hernandez	California 14th District	Supporting	$5K	Counting
Wesley Bell	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes
Ed Gallrein	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$3K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ira Mitzner spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Ira Mitzner gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 71% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 18% ended up on the winning side ($74K won, $336K lost, with $14K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Ira Mitzner fund in 2026?: United Democracy Project ($615K), Truth and Courage PAC ($500K).
Which candidates did Ira Mitzner's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $217K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $118K, lost); for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $59K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.