Which super PACs did Mark Heising fund in 2026?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K), Welcomepac ($5K).

Which candidates did Mark Heising's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $71K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $10K, won); against Jasmine Crockett (Texas Senate, about $10K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Mark Heising

Individual

Managing Director, Medley Partners Management LLC · California

8 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Mark Heising gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($91K won, $13 lost, with $2 in races still being counted). $10K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$91K scored (7% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$13

$2 still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.2M

$1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $10K 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
Lone Star Rising PAC	$100K	$90K / $0
DSCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
Welcomepac $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5K	$1K / $13

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$71K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$10K	✓ Yes
Jasmine Crockett	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$10K	Unknown
James Talarico	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$9K	✓ Yes
Jamie Ager	North Carolina 11th District	Supporting	$413	✓ Yes
Jasmeet Bains	California 22nd District (primary)	Supporting	$243	Unknown
Christina Bohannan	Iowa 1st District	Supporting	$166	✓ Yes
Janelle Stelson	Pennsylvania 10th District	Supporting	$164	✓ Yes
Bobby Pulido	Texas 15th District	Supporting	$129	✓ Yes
Paige Cognetti	Pennsylvania 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$93	✓ Yes
Shannon Bird	Colorado 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$62	Unknown
Rebecca Cooke	Wisconsin 3rd District	Supporting	$55	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Mark Heising spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Mark Heising gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($91K won, $13 lost, with $2 in races still being counted). $10K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Mark Heising fund in 2026?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K), Welcomepac ($5K).
Which candidates did Mark Heising's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $71K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $10K, won); against Jasmine Crockett (Texas Senate, about $10K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.