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John Fish

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Chairman & CEO, Suffolk Construction Co., Inc. · Massachusetts

17 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

John Fish gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 61% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 59% ended up on the winning side ($596K won, $415K lost, with $175K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.3M

61% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

59%

$596K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$415K

$175K still being counted

Not spent yet

$1.1M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 cheque 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Majority PAC

No outside spending reported yet

$1.0M
$0 / $0
House Majority PAC$700K
$545K / $4K
Senate Leadership Fund

$47K not spent yet

$500K
$17K / $412K
New Leadership PAC$25K
$24K / $0
Progressive Unity Fund$15K
$0 / $0
Commonwealth Together PAC$10K
$10K / $0
Progressive Turnout Project$150
$116 / $8
DCCC

No outside spending reported yet

$150
$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates John Fish's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by John Fish's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Sherrod BrownOhio Senate (special)Attacking$120K✗ No
Josh TurekIowa SenateAttacking$63K✗ No
Abdul El-SayedMichigan SenateAttacking$60K✗ No
Troy JacksonMaine SenateAttacking$49K✗ No
Scott SingerFlorida 25th DistrictAttacking$42K✓ Yes
Roy CooperNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$39K✗ No
Tom BarrettMichigan 7th DistrictAttacking$34K✓ Yes
Casey AskarFlorida 22nd DistrictAttacking$30K✓ Yes
Laurie BuckhoutNorth Carolina 1st DistrictAttacking$27K✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.Michigan 10th DistrictAttacking$27K✓ Yes
Eric FloresTexas 34th DistrictAttacking$24K✓ Yes
Mary PeltolaAlaska SenateAttacking$23KCounting

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Fish spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
John Fish gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 61% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 59% ended up on the winning side ($596K won, $415K lost, with $175K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did John Fish fund in 2026?
Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), House Majority PAC ($700K), Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), New Leadership PAC ($25K), Progressive Unity Fund ($15K).
Which candidates did John Fish's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $120K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $63K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $60K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.