Which candidates did Somos PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Micah Lasher (New York 12th District, about $1.8M, lost); against Angela Gonzales-Torres (California 34th District, about $269K, lost); against Shannon Bird (Colorado 8th District, about $188K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Somos PAC

Another PAC

2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Somos PAC gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 66% 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, 0% were on the winning side ($8K won, $2.1M lost). $320K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.4M

66% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$2.1M scored (87% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$320K

$0 not allocated to tracked outside spending; $320K 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
Nuestro PAC	$2.4M		$8K / $2.1M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Micah Lasher	New York 12th District (primary)	Attacking	$1.8M	✗ No
Angela Gonzales-Torres	California 34th District	Attacking	$269K	✗ No
Shannon Bird	Colorado 8th District (primary)	Attacking	$188K	Unknown
Julie Johnson	Texas 33rd District (primary)	Supporting	$131K	Unknown
Melissa Hernandez	California 14th District (primary)	Supporting	$7K	✓ Yes
Monica De La Cruz	Texas 15th District	Attacking	$1K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Somos PAC spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Somos PAC gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 66% 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, 0% were on the winning side ($8K won, $2.1M lost). $320K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Somos PAC fund in 2026?: Nuestro PAC ($2.4M).
Which candidates did Somos PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Micah Lasher (New York 12th District, about $1.8M, lost); against Angela Gonzales-Torres (California 34th District, about $269K, lost); against Shannon Bird (Colorado 8th District, about $188K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.