Which super PACs did Deborah Simon fund in 2026?

Ab PAC ($5.0M), Dmfi PAC ($3.5M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($3.0M), Votevets ($1.2M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Deborah Simon's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Laurie Buckhout (North Carolina 1st District, about $1.6M, won); against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $778K, won); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $732K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Deborah Simon

Individual

Retired, Self Employed · Indiana

39 gifts to 11 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Deborah Simon gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 93% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 93% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($10M won, $718K lost, with $1.0M in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

93% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

93%

$10M

Spent on the losing side

$718K

$1.0M still being counted

Not spent yet

$2.2M

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
Ab PAC	$5.0M	$3.8M / $406K
Dmfi PAC	$3.5M	$3.3M / $169K
Planned Parenthood Votes No outside spending reported yet	$3.0M	$2.1M / $118K
Votevets	$1.2M	$861K / $23K
Future Forward (FF PAC) No outside spending reported yet	$1.0M	$0 / $0
New Engagement PAC No outside spending reported yet	$250K	$142K / $2K
House Majority PAC	$150K	$117K / $774
DSCC No outside spending reported yet	$90K	$0 / $0
DCCC No outside spending reported yet	$87K	$0 / $0
Leaders We Deserve No outside spending reported yet	$8K	$1K / $239
Defend the Vote No outside spending reported yet	$3K	$3K / $111

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$1.6M	✓ Yes
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$778K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$732K	✓ Yes
Shomari Figures	Alabama 2nd District	Supporting	$671K	✓ Yes
Ammar Campa-Najjar	California 48th District (primary)	Attacking	$654K	✓ Yes
Susan Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$586K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$580K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$467K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$444K	✓ Yes
Angie Nixon	Florida Senate (special)	Supporting	$357K	✗ No
Jen Kiggans	Virginia 2nd District	Attacking	$305K	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$273K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Deborah Simon spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Deborah Simon gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 93% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 93% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($10M won, $718K lost, with $1.0M in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Deborah Simon fund in 2026?: Ab PAC ($5.0M), Dmfi PAC ($3.5M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($3.0M), Votevets ($1.2M), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Deborah Simon's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Laurie Buckhout (North Carolina 1st District, about $1.6M, won); against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $778K, won); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, about $732K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.