Which candidates did Guardrails Action, Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Aaron Flint (Montana 1st District, about $412K, won); against Jay Feely (Arizona 1st District, about $403K, won); against Jimmy Gomez (California 34th District, about $370K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Guardrails Action, Inc.

Company / nonprofit

Maryland

5 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Guardrails Action, Inc. gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 80% 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, 99% were on the winning side ($1.7M won, $18K lost). $148K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

80% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

99%

$1.7M scored (92% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$18K

Not allocated or result unknown

$148K

$0 not allocated to tracked outside spending; $148K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Guardrails Alliance	$1.9M		$1.7M / $18K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Guardrails Action, Inc.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Guardrails Action, Inc.'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Aaron Flint	Montana 1st District	Attacking	$412K	✓ Yes
Jay Feely	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$403K	✓ Yes
Jimmy Gomez	California 34th District	Attacking	$370K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$318K	✓ Yes
Angela Gonzales-Torres	California 34th District	Supporting	$156K	✓ Yes
Alexander Bores	New York 12th District (primary)	Supporting	$148K	Unknown
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Dan Koh	Massachusetts 6th District (primary)	Attacking	$18K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Guardrails Action, Inc. spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Guardrails Action, Inc. gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 80% 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, 99% were on the winning side ($1.7M won, $18K lost). $148K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Guardrails Action, Inc. fund in 2026?: Guardrails Alliance ($1.9M).
Which candidates did Guardrails Action, Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Aaron Flint (Montana 1st District, about $412K, won); against Jay Feely (Arizona 1st District, about $403K, won); against Jimmy Gomez (California 34th District, about $370K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.