Which super PACs did Roger Penske fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.4M), Glcf, Inc. ($250K), Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did Roger Penske's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $325K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $321K, lost); against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $231K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

← All donors

Donor

Roger Penske

Individual

Founder and Chairman, Penske Corporation · Michigan

9 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Roger Penske gave $5.8M 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, 3% ended up on the winning side ($154K won, $4.4M lost, with $610K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$5.8M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$154K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4.4M

$610K still being counted

Not spent yet

$652K

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
Congressional Leadership Fund $523K not spent yet	$4.0M	$10K / $3.0M
Senate Leadership Fund $127K not spent yet	$1.4M	$47K / $1.1M
Glcf, Inc.	$250K	$40K / $210K
Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC $2K not spent yet	$250K	$57K / $66K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$325K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$321K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$231K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$199K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$186K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$174K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$170K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$154K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$134K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$130K	✗ No
Amish Shah	Arizona 1st District	Attacking	$130K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Roger Penske spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Roger Penske gave $5.8M 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, 3% ended up on the winning side ($154K won, $4.4M lost, with $610K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Roger Penske fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.4M), Glcf, Inc. ($250K), Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Roger Penske's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $325K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $321K, lost); against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $231K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.