Which super PACs did Susan Mandel fund in 2026?

Edf Action Votes ($2.5M), House Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K), Votevets ($50K).

Which candidates did Susan Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $360K, won); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $290K, won); against Mike Beltran (Florida 14th District, about $277K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Susan Mandel

Individual

Not Employed, Vassar College · Connecticut

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

Winner

Susan Mandel gave $3.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 89% ended up on the winning side ($2.1M won, $258K lost, with $279K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.2M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

89%

$2.1M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$258K

$279K still being counted

Not spent yet

$559K

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
Edf Action Votes $374K not spent yet	$2.5M	$1.7M / $254K
House Majority PAC	$500K	$389K / $3K
DSCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0
Votevets	$50K	$37K / $983

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$360K	✓ Yes
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$290K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$277K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$252K	✓ Yes
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$151K	✓ Yes
Monica De La Cruz	Texas 15th District	Attacking	$134K	✓ Yes
Mike Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$129K	✓ Yes
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$123K	✓ Yes
Jay Feely	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$120K	Counting
Jennifer Balkcom	North Carolina 11th District	Attacking	$114K	✓ Yes
Bill Huizenga	Michigan 4th District	Attacking	$90K	✓ Yes
Michael Whatley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$72K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Susan Mandel spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Susan Mandel gave $3.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 89% ended up on the winning side ($2.1M won, $258K lost, with $279K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Susan Mandel fund in 2026?: Edf Action Votes ($2.5M), House Majority PAC ($500K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K), Votevets ($50K).
Which candidates did Susan Mandel's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Jon Husted (Ohio Senate (special), about $360K, won); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $290K, won); against Mike Beltran (Florida 14th District, about $277K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.