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Yash Sandesara

Individual

Entrepreneur, Self-Employed · California

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

Loser

Yash Sandesara gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% 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, 4% were on the winning side ($48K won, $1.1M lost, with $85K in races still being counted). $838 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

4%

$1.1M scored (59% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

$85K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$713K

$712K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $838 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Leadership Fund

$667K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.9M
$45K / $1.1M
Americans 4 Security PAC$50K
$3K / $24K
DCCC

$44K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$44K
$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Yash Sandesara's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Yash Sandesara's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Sherrod BrownOhio Senate (special)Attacking$312K✗ No
Josh TurekIowa SenateAttacking$163K✗ No
Abdul El-SayedMichigan SenateAttacking$155K✗ No
Troy JacksonMaine SenateAttacking$127K✗ No
Roy CooperNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$101K✗ No
Adam HamiltonKansas SenateAttacking$55K✗ No
Mary PeltolaAlaska SenateAttacking$53KCounting
Annie AndrewsSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$44K✗ No
Chris PappasNew Hampshire SenateAttacking$42K✗ No
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateAttacking$39K✗ No
Dan OsbornNebraska SenateAttacking$29K✓ Yes
Young KimCalifornia 40th District (primary)Attacking$23K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Yash Sandesara spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
Yash Sandesara gave $1.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% 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, 4% were on the winning side ($48K won, $1.1M lost, with $85K in races still being counted). $838 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Yash Sandesara fund in 2026?
Senate Leadership Fund ($1.9M), Americans 4 Security PAC ($50K), DCCC ($44K).
Which candidates did Yash Sandesara's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $312K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $163K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $155K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.