Who funds North Star Dawn PAC?

Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Civic Progress Fund, Inc. ($14M), Stephen Mandel ($300K), D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters) ($100K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($100K), K Craig Wildfang ($50K), out of $14M received from donors tracked here.

Which candidates did North Star Dawn PAC spend the most on in 2026?

for Angie Craig (Minnesota Senate, $7.2M, unknown); against Peggy Flanagan (Minnesota Senate, $6.2M, lost).

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Outside spender

North Star Dawn PAC

FEC committee C00935973

Limited result coverage

North Star Dawn PAC spent $13M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $6.2M lost). $7.2M had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$13M

Winning share of scored dollars

$6.2M scored (47% of spending); $7.2M unknown

On the losing side

$6.2M

Supporting vs attacking

53% / 47%

$7.2M for, $6.2M against

Google says North Star Dawn PAC also spent $1.4M on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (10% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $14M to North Star Dawn PAC. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $14M.

All big donors →

Civic Progress Fund, Inc.Dark money$14M (95%)
Stephen MandelIndividual$300K (2%)
D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters)Another PAC$100K (1%)
Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersAnother PAC$100K (1%)
K Craig WildfangIndividual$50K (0%)
CornbreadCompany / nonprofit$25K (0%)
Global Solutions LLCCompany / nonprofit$25K (0%)
Marc RowanIndividual$25K (0%)
Vance OppermanIndividual$25K (0%)
Pob Ventures LLCCompany / nonprofit$25K (0%)

The people behind it

The people giving to North Star Dawn PAC

13 named people gave $445K 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.

Stephen MandelFounder · Lone Pine Capital · CT$300K
K Craig WildfangPartner · Robins Kaplan LLP · MN$50K
Marc RowanCEO · Apollo · NY$25K
Vance OppermanPresident · Key Investment, Inc. · MN$25K
H William WalterPresident · Heartland Realty Investors Inc · MN$25K2 gifts
Roger HaleRetired · MN$10K
Leonard BlumRetired · MN$3K2 gifts
Lawrence RedmondConsultant · Redmond Associates, Inc. · MN$3K
Natalie Volin LehrAttorney · Carlson · MN$2K
Blanche HawkinsNot Employed · MN$1K

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Jerome PaquinAttorney · MN$1K
Joseph GreenAttorney · MN$500
Lariss MaldonadoAttorney · Lifesource · MN$250

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?
Angie Craig	Minnesota Senate (primary)	Supporting	$7.2M	Unknown
Peggy Flanagan	Minnesota Senate (primary)	Attacking	$6.2M	✗ No

Questions people ask

How much did North Star Dawn PAC spend in 2026, and did it win?: North Star Dawn PAC spent $13M 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $6.2M lost). $7.2M had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds North Star Dawn PAC?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Civic Progress Fund, Inc. ($14M), Stephen Mandel ($300K), D.R.I.V.E. - Dem, Rep, Ind Voter Ed (the PAC of the Int'l Brhd of Teamsters) ($100K), Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating Engineers ($100K), K Craig Wildfang ($50K), out of $14M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did North Star Dawn PAC spend the most on in 2026?: for Angie Craig (Minnesota Senate, $7.2M, unknown); against Peggy Flanagan (Minnesota Senate, $6.2M, lost).