Which super PACs did Michael Leffell fund in 2026?

Pine Tree Results PAC ($500K), United Democracy Project ($500K), Glcf, Inc. ($100K), NRSC ($45K).

Which candidates did Michael Leffell's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $327K, lost); against Graham Platner (Maine Senate, about $108K, unknown); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $71K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Leffell

Individual

Investor, Portage Partners · New York

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

Backed losers

Michael Leffell gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 87% 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, 8% were on the winning side ($41K won, $485K lost, with $9K in races still being counted). $257K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.1M

87% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$526K scored (46% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$485K

$9K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$610K

$353K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $257K 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
Pine Tree Results PAC	$500K	$0 / $327K
United Democracy Project $308K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$25K / $74K
Glcf, Inc.	$100K	$16K / $84K
NRSC $45K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$45K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$327K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$108K	Unknown
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$71K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$67K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$64K	Unknown
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$37K	Unknown
Adrian Boafo	Maryland 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$20K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$20K	✗ No
Melissa Conyears-Ervin	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$18K	Unknown
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$16K	✓ Yes
Thomas Massie	Kentucky 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$13K	Unknown
Cori Bush	Missouri 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$9K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Leffell spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Michael Leffell gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 87% 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, 8% were on the winning side ($41K won, $485K lost, with $9K in races still being counted). $257K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Leffell fund in 2026?: Pine Tree Results PAC ($500K), United Democracy Project ($500K), Glcf, Inc. ($100K), NRSC ($45K).
Which candidates did Michael Leffell's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $327K, lost); against Graham Platner (Maine Senate, about $108K, unknown); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $71K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.