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 $184K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $87K, lost); for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $46K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Ira Mitzner

Individual

President, Rida Development Corporation · Texas

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

Backed losers

Ira Mitzner gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 67% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 10% were on the winning side ($30K won, $275K lost, with $11K in races still being counted). $104K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

67% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

10%

$306K scored (27% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$275K

$11K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$799K

$695K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $104K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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 $379K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$615K		$30K / $91K
Truth and Courage PAC $316K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K		$0 / $184K

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	$184K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$87K	✗ No
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$46K	Unknown
Adrian Boafo	Maryland 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$25K	✓ Yes
Melissa Conyears-Ervin	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$22K	Unknown
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$16K	Unknown
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$11K	Unknown
Tom Malinowski	New Jersey 11th District	Attacking	$10K	Unknown
Aisha Wahab	California 14th District	Attacking	$7K	Counting
Melissa Hernandez	California 14th District	Supporting	$4K	Counting
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$3K	✗ No
Wesley Bell	Missouri 1st 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 67% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 10% were on the winning side ($30K won, $275K lost, with $11K in races still being counted). $104K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $184K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $87K, lost); for Haley Stevens (Michigan Senate, about $46K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.