Which super PACs did John Fish fund in 2026?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($700K), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), New Leadership PAC ($25K), Progressive Unity Fund ($15K).

Which candidates did John Fish's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $84K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $44K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $42K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Fish

Individual

Chairman & CEO, Suffolk Construction Co., Inc. · Massachusetts

17 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

John Fish gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 69% 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, 67% were on the winning side ($601K won, $294K lost, with $94K in races still being counted). $33K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.3M

69% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

67%

$895K scored (40% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$294K

$94K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.3M

$1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $33K 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	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$0 / $0
House Majority PAC $39K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$700K	$580K / $3K
Senate Leadership Fund $180K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$12K / $290K
New Leadership PAC $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$8K / $0
Progressive Unity Fund $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$15K	$0 / $0
Commonwealth Together PAC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$0 / $0
Progressive Turnout Project $105 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150	$39 / $2
DCCC $150 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$84K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$39K	✓ Yes
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$27K	✗ No
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$26K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Paul LePage	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$21K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Fish spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: John Fish gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 69% 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, 67% were on the winning side ($601K won, $294K lost, with $94K in races still being counted). $33K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Fish fund in 2026?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($700K), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), New Leadership PAC ($25K), Progressive Unity Fund ($15K).
Which candidates did John Fish's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $84K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $44K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $42K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.