Who funds Jobs and Democracy PAC?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Public First Action Inc ($15M), Public First ($4.0M), Jan Leike ($100K), Girish Naglapur Sastry ($75K), Todor Markov ($50K), out of $20M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did Jobs and Democracy PAC spend the most on in 2026?

for Alexander Bores (New York 12th District, $13M, unknown); for Valerie Foushee (North Carolina 4th District, $1.6M, won); against Gabe Evans (Colorado 8th District, $599K, won).

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Outside spender

Jobs and Democracy PAC

FEC committee C00928374

Limited result coverage

Jobs and Democracy PAC spent $17M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($3.4M won, $0 lost). $13M had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$17M

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$3.4M scored (21% of spending); $13M unknown

On the losing side

Supporting vs attacking

96% / 4%

$16M for, $599K against

Google says Jobs and Democracy PAC also spent $457K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (3% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $20M to Jobs and Democracy PAC. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $21M.

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Public First Action IncDark money$15M (78%)
Public FirstAnother PAC$4.0M (21%)
Jan LeikeIndividual$100K (1%)
Girish Naglapur SastryIndividual$75K (0%)
Todor MarkovIndividual$50K (0%)
Stronger Together PaAnother PAC$14K (0%)
Steven AdlerIndividual$10K (0%)
Matthew FisherIndividual$1K (0%)

The people behind it

The people giving to Jobs and Democracy PAC

5 named people gave $236K 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
Girish Naglapur SastryIndependent Research and Advising · NM$75K
Todor MarkovResearch Scientist · Meta Superintelligence Labs · CA$50K
Steven AdlerAi Researcher · Clear-Eyed Ai · CA$10K
Matthew David 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?
Alexander Bores	New York 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$13M	Unknown
Valerie Foushee	North Carolina 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$1.6M	✓ Yes
Gabe Evans	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$599K	✓ Yes
Brian Poindexter	Ohio 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$512K	✓ Yes
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$263K	✓ Yes
Colin Allred	Texas 33rd District	Supporting	$250K	✓ Yes
Colin Allred	Texas 33rd District (primary)	Supporting	$150K	✓ Yes

Questions people ask

How much did Jobs and Democracy PAC spend in 2026, and did it win?: Jobs and Democracy PAC spent $17M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 100% were on the winning side ($3.4M won, $0 lost). $13M had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Jobs and Democracy PAC?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Public First Action Inc ($15M), Public First ($4.0M), Jan Leike ($100K), Girish Naglapur Sastry ($75K), Todor Markov ($50K), out of $20M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Jobs and Democracy PAC spend the most on in 2026?: for Alexander Bores (New York 12th District, $13M, unknown); for Valerie Foushee (North Carolina 4th District, $1.6M, won); against Gabe Evans (Colorado 8th District, $599K, won).