Which super PACs did Roger Penske fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.4M), Glcf, Inc. ($250K), Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did Roger Penske's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $273K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $227K, lost); against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $226K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Roger Penske

Individual

Founder and Chairman, Penske Corporation · Michigan

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

Backed losers

Roger Penske gave $5.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 3% were on the winning side ($129K won, $4.4M lost, with $255K in races still being counted). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.8M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$4.5M scored (77% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4.4M

$255K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9K 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $599K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.0M	$10K / $3.2M
Senate Leadership Fund $487K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.4M	$33K / $784K
Glcf, Inc.	$250K	$40K / $210K
Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$46K / $122K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$273K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$227K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$226K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$195K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$182K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$170K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$150K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$131K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$127K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$126K	✗ No
Vicente Gonzalez	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$120K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$119K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Roger Penske spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Roger Penske gave $5.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 3% were on the winning side ($129K won, $4.4M lost, with $255K in races still being counted). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Roger Penske fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.4M), Glcf, Inc. ($250K), Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Roger Penske's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $273K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $227K, lost); against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $226K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.