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Marsha Laufer

Individual

Retired · Florida

12 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Marsha Laufer gave $3.1M 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, 93% were on the winning side ($470K won, $35K lost, with $358K in races still being counted). $81K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

93%

$505K scored (16% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$35K

$358K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.3M

$2.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $81K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Majority PAC

$1.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.8M
$0 / $0
Women Vote

$259K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$700K
$31K / $32K
House Majority PAC

$28K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$414K / $2K
DSCC

$89K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$89K
$0 / $0
Votevets

$20K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$25K / $592
DCCC

$44K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$44K
$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Marsha Laufer's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Marsha Laufer's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Dan J. SullivanAlaska SenateAttacking$269KCounting
Shannon BirdColorado 8th District (primary)Supporting$32KUnknown
Manny RutinelColorado 8th District (primary)Attacking$32K✗ No
Kaela BergMinnesota 2nd District (primary)Supporting$31KUnknown
Scott SingerFlorida 25th DistrictAttacking$28K✓ Yes
Jeff CrankColorado 5th DistrictAttacking$25KCounting
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$23K✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.Michigan 10th DistrictAttacking$21K✓ Yes
Casey AskarFlorida 22nd DistrictAttacking$20K✓ Yes
Laurie BuckhoutNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$19K✓ Yes
Anna Paulina LunaFlorida 13th DistrictAttacking$18KCounting
Eric FloresTexas 34th DistrictAttacking$16K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Marsha Laufer spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
Marsha Laufer gave $3.1M 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, 93% were on the winning side ($470K won, $35K lost, with $358K in races still being counted). $81K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Marsha Laufer fund in 2026?
Senate Majority PAC ($1.8M), Women Vote ($700K), House Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($89K), Votevets ($50K).
Which candidates did Marsha Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
against Dan J. Sullivan (Alaska Senate, about $269K, pending); for Shannon Bird (Colorado 8th District, about $32K, unknown); against Manny Rutinel (Colorado 8th District, about $32K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.