The Sentinel Action Fund spent $16M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 13% were on the winning side ($2.2M won, $14M lost). $1K had no matched result and is excluded.
Outside spending
$16M
Winning share of scored dollars
13%
$16M scored (100% of spending); $1K unknown
On the losing side
$14M
Supporting vs attacking
41% / 59%
$6.6M for, $9.7M against
Google says The Sentinel Action Fund also spent $812K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (5% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
- Right Vote, Inc.Company / nonprofit$6.0M (21%)
- Townsend Six Corp.Company / nonprofit$2.3M (8%)
- Kenneth Lawrence FisherIndividual$1.5M (5%)
- Lexington FundCompany / nonprofit$1.5M (5%)
- Cliff AsnessIndividual$1.2M (4%)
- Jeff YassIndividual$1.0M (4%)
- Alcorn Inc.Company / nonprofit$1.0M (4%)
- OkxCompany / nonprofit$1.0M (4%)
- Solana InstituteCompany / nonprofit$750K (3%)
- Paul SingerIndividual$750K (3%)
The people behind it
The people giving to The Sentinel Action Fund
- Kenneth Lawrence FisherExecutive Chairman · Fisher Investments · TX$1.5M3 gifts
- Cliff AsnessCo-Founder · Aqr Capital Management · NY$1.2M3 gifts
- Jeff YassManaging Director · Susquehanna International Group · PA$1.0M
- Paul SingerPrincipal · Elliott Management Corp. · NY$750K
- John ChildsInvestments · J.W. Childs Associates · FL$750K2 gifts
- Ian SchaadManaging Director · Jane Street · FL$600K
- Stephen SchwarzmanChairman & CEO · Blackstone · NY$500K
- Mark KolokotronesFinance · CA$400K
- Suzanne DevosExecutive · Rdv Corporation · MI$375K
- Keith RaboisPartner · Founders Fund · FL$300K
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- Jacob HirshmanExecutive · Erebor Bank, N.a. · NY$250K
- Scott Charles NuttallCo-CEO · Kkr · NY$250K
- George RobertsCo-Founder & Co-Executive · Kkr · CA$250K
- Joseph BaeFinance · Kkr · NY$250K
- John HessPresident · Hfo Holdings · NY$250K
- John LiewFund Manager · Aqr Capital Management · CT$250K
- Farzad NazemInvestor · CA$250K
- Daniel DevosExecutive · Rdv Corporation · MI$200K
- Doug DevosExecutive · Rdv Corporation · MI$188K
- Elisabeth DevosExecutive · Rdv Corporation · MI$188K
- Maria DevosExecutive · Rdv Corporation · MI$188K
- Richard Devos Jr.Executive · Rdv Corporation · MI$188K
- Sean FielerMoney Manager · Equinox Partners · CT$125K2 gifts
- Elizabeth UihleinCEO · Uline · IL$125K
- David WalshRetired · WY$105K3 gifts
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
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Amount | Won? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul El-Sayed | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $4.7M | ✗ No |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate (special) | Attacking | $3.5M | ✗ No |
| Jon Husted | Ohio Senate (special) | Supporting | $2.5M | ✗ No |
| Mike Rogers | Michigan Senate (primary) | Supporting | $2.2M | ✓ Yes |
| Mike Rogers | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $1.7M | ✗ No |
| Chris Pappas | New Hampshire Senate | Attacking | $1.5M | ✗ No |
| John E. Sununu | New Hampshire Senate | Supporting | $211K | ✗ No |
| Susan Collins | Maine Senate | Supporting | $8K | ✗ No |
| Graham Platner | Maine Senate | Attacking | $1K | Unknown |
Questions people ask
- How much did The Sentinel Action Fund spend in 2026, and did it win?
- The Sentinel Action Fund spent $16M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 13% were on the winning side ($2.2M won, $14M lost). $1K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Who funds The Sentinel Action Fund?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Right Vote, Inc. ($6.0M), Townsend Six Corp. ($2.3M), Kenneth Lawrence Fisher ($1.5M), Lexington Fund ($1.5M), Cliff Asness ($1.2M), out of $28M received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did The Sentinel Action Fund spend the most on in 2026?
- against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, $4.7M, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), $3.5M, lost); for Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), $2.5M, lost).