Which super PACs did Michael Rydin fund in 2026?

Freedom Caucus Fund ($8.8M), Senate Conservatives Fund ($44K).

Which candidates did Michael Rydin's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Scott Perry (Pennsylvania 10th District, about $834K, won); for Brandon Herrera (Texas 23rd District, about $720K, won); for David Flippo (Nevada 2nd District, about $701K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Rydin

Individual

Retired, Retired · Texas

33 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Michael Rydin gave $8.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 10% ended up on the winning side ($403K won, $3.7M lost, with $3.2M in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.8M

96% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

10%

$403K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.7M

$3.2M still being counted

Not spent yet

$1.4M

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Freedom Caucus Fund $923K not spent yet	$8.8M		$391K / $3.7M
Senate Conservatives Fund $23K not spent yet	$44K		$12K / $2K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District (primary)	Supporting	$834K	✓ Yes
Brandon Herrera	Texas 23rd District (primary)	Supporting	$720K	✓ Yes
David Flippo	Nevada 2nd District	Supporting	$701K	Counting
Eli Crane	Arizona 2nd District	Supporting	$680K	Counting
Nick Begich III	Alaska at-large House seat (primary)	Supporting	$565K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Supporting	$490K	✗ No
Lauren Boebert	Colorado 4th District	Supporting	$481K	Counting
Andy Ogles	Tennessee 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$395K	Unknown
Hakeem Jeffries	New York 8th District	Attacking	$383K	✗ No
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	New York 14th District	Attacking	$383K	✗ No
Janelle Stelson	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$350K	✗ No
Teresa Benitez-Thompson	Nevada 2nd District	Attacking	$271K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Rydin spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Michael Rydin gave $8.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 10% ended up on the winning side ($403K won, $3.7M lost, with $3.2M in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Michael Rydin fund in 2026?: Freedom Caucus Fund ($8.8M), Senate Conservatives Fund ($44K).
Which candidates did Michael Rydin's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Scott Perry (Pennsylvania 10th District, about $834K, won); for Brandon Herrera (Texas 23rd District, about $720K, won); for David Flippo (Nevada 2nd District, about $701K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.