Which super PACs did Henry Laufer fund in 2026?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.8M), House Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($44K).

Which candidates did Henry Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $28K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $23K, won); against Casey Askar (Florida 22nd District, about $20K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Henry Laufer

Individual

Retired, Renaissance Tech Corp · Florida

8 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Henry Laufer gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups 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, 99% were on the winning side ($414K won, $2K lost, with $55K in races still being counted). $346 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

99%

$417K scored (17% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2K

$55K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.9M

$1.9M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $346 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
Senate Majority PAC $1.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.8M	$0 / $0
House Majority PAC $28K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$414K / $2K
DSCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Paul LePage	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$15K	Counting
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
David Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Brian Fitzpatrick	Pennsylvania 1st District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
John Braun	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Henry Laufer spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Henry Laufer gave $2.4M to super PACs and other outside groups 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, 99% were on the winning side ($414K won, $2K lost, with $55K in races still being counted). $346 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Henry Laufer fund in 2026?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.8M), House Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($44K).
Which candidates did Henry Laufer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $28K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $23K, won); against Casey Askar (Florida 22nd District, about $20K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.