Which super PACs did Mark Heising fund in 2026?

Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K), Welcomepac ($5K).

Which candidates did Mark Heising's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $71K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $19K, won); against Jasmine Crockett (Texas Senate, about $10K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Mark Heising

Individual

Managing Director, Medley Partners Management LLC · California

8 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Mark Heising gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($102K won, $21 lost, with $3 in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

90% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

100%

$102K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$21

$3 still being counted

Not spent yet

$1.2M

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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC No outside spending reported yet	$1.0M	$0 / $0
Lone Star Rising PAC	$100K	$100K / $0
DSCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0
Welcomepac $2K not spent yet	$5K	$2K / $21

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$71K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$19K	✓ Yes
Jasmine Crockett	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Jamie Ager	North Carolina 11th District	Supporting	$668	✓ Yes
Jasmeet Bains	California 22nd District (primary)	Supporting	$394	Unknown
Christina Bohannan	Iowa 1st District	Supporting	$268	✓ Yes
Janelle Stelson	Pennsylvania 10th District	Supporting	$265	✓ Yes
Bobby Pulido	Texas 15th District (primary)	Supporting	$262	✓ Yes
Paige Cognetti	Pennsylvania 8th District	Supporting	$220	✓ Yes
Rebecca Cooke	Wisconsin 3rd District	Supporting	$136	✓ Yes
Shannon Bird	Colorado 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$100	Unknown
Kristen McDonald Rivet	Michigan 8th District	Supporting	$59	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Mark Heising spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Mark Heising gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 90% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($102K won, $21 lost, with $3 in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Mark Heising fund in 2026?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K), Welcomepac ($5K).
Which candidates did Mark Heising's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $71K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $19K, won); against Jasmine Crockett (Texas Senate, about $10K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.