Who funds Defending Our Values PAC?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Public First Action Inc ($7.9M), Public First ($300K), Jan Leike ($100K), Todor Markov ($50K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($10K), out of $8.4M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did Defending Our Values PAC spend the most on in 2026?

for Carlos De La Cruz (Texas 35th District, $1.0M, lost); for Celeste Maloy (Utah 3rd District, $999K, won); for Rhett Marques (Alabama 2nd District, $960K, won).

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Outside spender

Defending Our Values PAC

FEC committee C00928390

Backed winners

Defending Our Values PAC spent $7.9M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 76% were on the winning side ($5.3M won, $1.7M lost). $838K had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$7.9M

Winning share of scored dollars

76%

$7.0M scored (89% of spending); $838K unknown

On the losing side

$1.7M

Supporting vs attacking

89% / 11%

$7.0M for, $838K against

Google says Defending Our Values PAC also spent $440K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (6% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $8.4M to Defending Our Values PAC. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $8.4M.

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Public First Action IncDark money$7.9M (94%)
Public FirstAnother PAC$300K (4%)
Jan LeikeIndividual$100K (1%)
Todor MarkovIndividual$50K (1%)
Wfw Action Fund IncAnother PAC$10K (0%)
Donovan LiamIndividual$5K (0%)
Peter LofgrenIndividual$5K (0%)
Matthew FisherIndividual$1K (0%)

The people behind it

The people giving to Defending Our Values PAC

5 named people gave $161K in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.

Jan LeikeResearcher · Anthropic · CA$100K
Todor Mihaylov MarkovResearch Scientist · Meta Superintelligence Labs · CA$50K
Donovan LiamTrader · NY$5K
Peter LofgrenMember of Technical Staff · Anthropic · CA$5K
Matthew FisherResearch Scientist · Adobe · CA$1K

Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one won.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched

Candidate	Race	Spending	Amount	Won?
Carlos De La Cruz	Texas 35th District	Supporting	$1.0M	✗ No
Celeste Maloy	Utah 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$999K	✓ Yes
Rhett Marques	Alabama 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$960K	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District (primary)	Supporting	$857K	✓ Yes
Kevin Hern	Oklahoma Senate (primary)	Supporting	$808K	✓ Yes
John Cowan	Georgia 11th District	Supporting	$759K	✓ Yes
Daniel John Franzese	Florida 25th District (primary)	Attacking	$740K	Unknown
Alex Mealer	Texas 9th District	Supporting	$706K	✗ No
Carlos De La Cruz	Texas 35th District (primary)	Supporting	$480K	✓ Yes
Pete Ricketts	Nebraska Senate (primary)	Supporting	$263K	✓ Yes
Alex Mealer	Texas 9th District (primary)	Supporting	$198K	✓ Yes
Briscoe Rowell III Cain	Texas 9th District	Attacking	$58K	Unknown

Questions people ask

How much did Defending Our Values PAC spend in 2026, and did it win?: Defending Our Values PAC spent $7.9M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 76% were on the winning side ($5.3M won, $1.7M lost). $838K had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Defending Our Values PAC?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Public First Action Inc ($7.9M), Public First ($300K), Jan Leike ($100K), Todor Markov ($50K), Wfw Action Fund Inc ($10K), out of $8.4M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Defending Our Values PAC spend the most on in 2026?: for Carlos De La Cruz (Texas 35th District, $1.0M, lost); for Celeste Maloy (Utah 3rd District, $999K, won); for Rhett Marques (Alabama 2nd District, $960K, won).