Which super PACs did Public First fund in 2026?

Jobs and Democracy PAC ($4.0M), Defending Our Values PAC ($300K).

Which candidates did Public First's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Alexander Bores (New York 12th District, about $2.6M, unknown); for Valerie Foushee (North Carolina 4th District, about $317K, won); against Gabe Evans (Colorado 8th District, about $117K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Public First

Another PAC

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

Limited result coverage

Public First gave $4.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 93% 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 ($853K won, $61K lost). $2.6M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.3M

93% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

93%

$915K scored (21% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$61K

Not allocated or result unknown

$3.4M

$833K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2.6M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Jobs and Democracy PAC $815K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M		$663K / $0
Defending Our Values PAC $19K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$300K		$190K / $61K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Alexander Bores	New York 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$2.6M	Unknown
Valerie Foushee	North Carolina 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$317K	✓ Yes
Gabe Evans	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$117K	✓ Yes
Brian Poindexter	Ohio 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$100K	✓ Yes
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$51K	✓ Yes
Colin Allred	Texas 33rd District	Supporting	$49K	✓ Yes
Carlos De La Cruz	Texas 35th District	Supporting	$36K	✗ No
Celeste Maloy	Utah 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$36K	✓ Yes
Rhett Marques	Alabama 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$34K	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District (primary)	Supporting	$31K	✓ Yes
Colin Allred	Texas 33rd District (primary)	Supporting	$29K	✓ Yes
Kevin Hern	Oklahoma Senate (primary)	Supporting	$29K	✓ Yes

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Public First spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Public First gave $4.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 93% 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 ($853K won, $61K lost). $2.6M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Public First fund in 2026?: Jobs and Democracy PAC ($4.0M), Defending Our Values PAC ($300K).
Which candidates did Public First's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Alexander Bores (New York 12th District, about $2.6M, unknown); for Valerie Foushee (North Carolina 4th District, about $317K, won); against Gabe Evans (Colorado 8th District, about $117K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.