Who funds Fighting for Michigan PAC?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Institute for Middle East Understanding, Inc. ($400K), Allen Liu ($356K), Jukaku Tayeb ($300K), Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw ($300K), Mansoor Ahmed ($250K), out of $4.3M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did Fighting for Michigan PAC spend the most on in 2026?

for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, $2.3M, won); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, $1.8M, won); for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, $1.7M, won).

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Outside spender

Fighting for Michigan PAC

Meddling 28

FEC committee C00919373

Backed winners

Fighting for Michigan PAC spent $6.8M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 95% 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, 95% were on the winning side ($5.8M won, $296K lost). $693K had no matched result and is excluded.

$6.8M

Outside spending

95%

Winning share of scored dollars

$6.1M scored (90% of spending); $693K unknown

$296K

On the losing side

63% / 37%

Supporting vs attacking

$4.3M for, $2.5M against

Google says Fighting for Michigan PAC also spent $1.3M on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (19% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $4.3M to Fighting for Michigan PAC. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $6.8M.

All big donors →

Institute for Middle East Understanding, Inc.Company / nonprofit$400K (9%)
Allen LiuIndividual$356K (8%)
Jukaku TayebIndividual$300K (7%)
Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UawAnother PAC$300K (7%)
Mansoor AhmedIndividual$250K (6%)
Medicare for AllAnother PAC$250K (6%)
Saikat ChakrabartiIndividual$250K (6%)
Forward BlueAnother PAC$250K (6%)
Susan SarofimIndividual$200K (5%)
Unity & Justice FundAnother PAC$175K (4%)

Meddling score

28 of 100: low

Ranked 79 of 112 groups that spent $5 million or more. The typical group scores 37.

How it is scored →

44% in primaries, 37% attacking, 2% of the money in its typical race.

In primaries44%
Attacking37%
Voice in its races2%

79% of its itemized individual donor dollars came from outside the states it spent in

Where it was loudest

Michigan Senate, general$3.8M, mostly supporting1%of the contest's money
Michigan Senate, Democratic primary$3.0M, mostly supporting2%of the contest's money

The people behind it

The people giving to Fighting for Michigan PAC

85 named people gave $2.5M in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest 25. 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.

Allen LiuNot Employed · CA$356K3 gifts
Jukaku TayebNephrologist · Henry Ford Hospital · MI$300K3 gifts
Mansoor AhmedPodiatrist · IL$250K
Saikat ChakrabartiPresident · New Consensus · CA$250K
Susan SarofimRetired · TX$200K
Natasha ChokhaniLaw Professor · Cuny School of Law · VA$130K
Rafiq MohammadiNot Employed · IL$100K
Marwan NafalNot Employed · TX$100K2 gifts
Connell WilliamNot Employed · IL$100K
Ayesha AhmedNot Employed · IL$40K2 gifts

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Marguerite PattersonWriter/Editor · KS$40K
Margot PattersonWriter/Editor · KS$30K
Soubhi AlaryanNot Employed · TX$25K
Wael HakmehPhysician · MI$25K
Paul EgermanRetired · MA$25K
K ChulamorkodtNot Employed · CA$25K
Ryan MattRetired · MA$20K
Mccormack NoahPublisher · The Baffler · NY$20K
Raafay SophieResident Physician · University of Louisville · MI$20K
Anas AljumailyCEO · Meridian Media · TX$20K
Mohammad KheraTrader · Mohammad Khera · NY$20K
Maged RizkPhysician · Maged Rizk Pllc · MI$19K5 gifts
Dina KanawatiNot Employed · FL$15K
Muna JondyAttorney · Insight and Self Employed · MI$15K
Terry RaglandNot Employed · MI$10K

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?
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$2.3M	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$1.8M	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Haley Stevens	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$693K	Unknown
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$296K	✗ No

Questions people ask

How much did Fighting for Michigan PAC spend in 2026, and did it win?: Fighting for Michigan PAC spent $6.8M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 95% 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, 95% were on the winning side ($5.8M won, $296K lost). $693K had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Fighting for Michigan PAC?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Institute for Middle East Understanding, Inc. ($400K), Allen Liu ($356K), Jukaku Tayeb ($300K), Uaw - V - Cap (Uaw Voluntary Community Action Program) 'Int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America Uaw ($300K), Mansoor Ahmed ($250K), out of $4.3M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Fighting for Michigan PAC spend the most on in 2026?: for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, $2.3M, won); against Mike Rogers (Michigan Senate, $1.8M, won); for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, $1.7M, won).