Which super PACs did David Randolph Peeler fund in 2026?

Ab PAC ($1.0M), Advance Progress ($250K), House Majority PAC ($50K), DSCC ($46K), Bda PAC ($25K).

Which candidates did David Randolph Peeler's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $139K, lost); for Seth Moulton (Massachusetts Senate, about $95K, unknown); against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $47K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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David Randolph Peeler

Individual

Senior Advisor, Berkshire Partners · Massachusetts

150 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

David Randolph Peeler gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 71% were on the winning side ($465K won, $186K lost, with $74K in races still being counted). $101K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

99% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

71%

$651K scored (47% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$186K

$74K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$653K

$552K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $101K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Ab PAC $483K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$409K / $42K
Advance Progress $16K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$0 / $139K
House Majority PAC $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$41K / $244
DSCC $46K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$46K	$0 / $0
Bda PAC $196 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$13K / $4K
Welcomepac $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5K	$1K / $13
Chc Bold PAC $627 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$873	$199 / $0
DCCC $336 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$336	$0 / $0
Sd 2026 $44 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$204	$95 / $4

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates David Randolph Peeler's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by David Randolph Peeler's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ed Markey	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Attacking	$139K	✗ No
Seth Moulton	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Supporting	$95K	Unknown
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$47K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$46K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
Angie Nixon	Florida Senate (special)	Supporting	$28K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$28K	✓ Yes
Cindy Hyde-Smith	Mississippi Senate	Attacking	$25K	Counting
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$24K	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Peggy Flanagan	Minnesota Senate	Supporting	$15K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$15K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did David Randolph Peeler spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: David Randolph Peeler gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 71% were on the winning side ($465K won, $186K lost, with $74K in races still being counted). $101K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did David Randolph Peeler fund in 2026?: Ab PAC ($1.0M), Advance Progress ($250K), House Majority PAC ($50K), DSCC ($46K), Bda PAC ($25K).
Which candidates did David Randolph Peeler's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ed Markey (Massachusetts Senate, about $139K, lost); for Seth Moulton (Massachusetts Senate, about $95K, unknown); against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $47K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.