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Yash Sandesara

Individual

Entrepreneur, Self-Employed · California

5 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Yash Sandesara gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 4% ended up on the winning side ($67K won, $1.5M lost, with $111K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

97% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

4%

$67K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.5M

$111K still being counted

Not spent yet

$219K

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Leadership Fund

$174K not spent yet

$1.9M
$64K / $1.5M
Americans 4 Security PAC$50K
$3K / $24K
DCCC

No outside spending reported yet

$44K
$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Yash Sandesara's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Yash Sandesara's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Sherrod BrownOhio Senate (special)Attacking$445K✗ No
Josh TurekIowa SenateAttacking$232K✗ No
Abdul El-SayedMichigan SenateAttacking$220K✗ No
Troy JacksonMaine SenateAttacking$181K✗ No
Roy CooperNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$144K✗ No
Mary PeltolaAlaska SenateAttacking$84KCounting
Adam HamiltonKansas SenateAttacking$77K✗ No
Annie AndrewsSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$61K✗ No
Chris PappasNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$60K✗ No
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$56K✗ No
Young KimCalifornia 40th District (primary)Attacking$43K✗ No
Dan OsbornNebraska SenateAttacking$41K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Yash Sandesara spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
Yash Sandesara gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 4% ended up on the winning side ($67K won, $1.5M lost, with $111K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Yash Sandesara fund in 2026?
Senate Leadership Fund ($1.9M), Americans 4 Security PAC ($50K), DCCC ($44K).
Which candidates did Yash Sandesara's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $445K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $232K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $220K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.