Which super PACs did John Bridge Hess fund in 2026?

Maga Inc. ($1.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($250K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($200K), NRSC ($44K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($25K).

Which candidates did John Bridge Hess's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $131K, lost); against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $72K, lost); against Graham Platner (Maine Senate, about $69K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Bridge Hess

Individual

President, Hfo Holdings · New York

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

Loser

John Bridge Hess gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 11% ended up on the winning side ($45K won, $374K lost, with $7K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

11%

$45K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$374K

$7K 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Maga Inc. $894K not spent yet	$1.0M	$223 / $99K
The Sentinel Action Fund $106K not spent yet	$250K	$19K / $125K
Pine Tree Results PAC	$200K	$26K / $131K
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$44K	$0 / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $3K not spent yet	$25K	$62 / $19K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$131K	✗ No
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$72K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$69K	Unknown
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$34K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$32K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$22K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$18K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Aftyn Behn	Tennessee 7th District	Attacking	$2K	Unknown
Matt Van Epps	Tennessee 7th District	Supporting	$2K	Counting
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$2K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Bridge Hess spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: John Bridge Hess gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 11% ended up on the winning side ($45K won, $374K lost, with $7K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did John Bridge Hess fund in 2026?: Maga Inc. ($1.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($250K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($200K), NRSC ($44K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($25K).
Which candidates did John Bridge Hess's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $131K, lost); against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $72K, lost); against Graham Platner (Maine Senate, about $69K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.