Which super PACs did Ian Schaad fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($600K).

Which candidates did Ian Schaad's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $315K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $219K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $126K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ian Schaad

Individual

Managing Director, Jane Street · New York

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

Loser

Ian Schaad gave $1.6M 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, 7% ended up on the winning side ($81K won, $1.1M lost, with $48K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$81K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

$48K still being counted

Not spent yet

$348K

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
Senate Leadership Fund $94K not spent yet	$1.0M		$35K / $824K
The Sentinel Action Fund $254K not spent yet	$600K		$46K / $300K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$315K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$219K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$126K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$98K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$88K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$78K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$63K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$62K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$45K	Counting
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$30K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ian Schaad spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Ian Schaad gave $1.6M 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, 7% ended up on the winning side ($81K won, $1.1M lost, with $48K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Ian Schaad fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($600K).
Which candidates did Ian Schaad's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $315K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $219K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $126K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.