Which super PACs did Timothy Mellon fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($21M), Fight for Kentucky ($20K), NRSC ($495).

Which candidates did Timothy Mellon's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $1.2M, lost); against Don Davis (North Carolina 1st District, about $1.0M, lost); against William Lawrence (Michigan 7th District, about $956K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Timothy Mellon

Individual

Investments, Banking heir (Mellon family) · Wyoming

4 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Timothy Mellon gave $21M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($51K won, $16M lost, with $2.2M in races still being counted). $13K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$21M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$16M scored (75% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$16M

$2.2M still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$3.2M

$3.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $13K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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
Congressional Leadership Fund $3.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$21M	$51K / $16M
Fight for Kentucky $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$20K	$0 / $5K
NRSC $495 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$495	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$1.0M	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$956K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$895K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$786K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$687K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$669K	✗ No
Vicente Gonzalez	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$630K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$581K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$569K	Counting
Matthew Dunlap	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$559K	Counting
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$556K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Timothy Mellon spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Timothy Mellon gave $21M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($51K won, $16M lost, with $2.2M in races still being counted). $13K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Timothy Mellon fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($21M), Fight for Kentucky ($20K), NRSC ($495).
Which candidates did Timothy Mellon's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $1.2M, lost); against Don Davis (North Carolina 1st District, about $1.0M, lost); against William Lawrence (Michigan 7th District, about $956K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.