Which super PACs did Deborah Simon fund in 2026?

Ab PAC ($5.0M), Dmfi PAC ($3.5M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($3.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($2.5M), Votevets ($1.2M).

Which candidates did Deborah Simon's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Laurie Buckhout (North Carolina 1st District, about $1.6M, won); for Shomari Figures (Alabama 2nd District, about $663K, won); against Ammar Campa-Najjar (California 48th District, about $654K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Deborah Simon

Individual

Retired, Self Employed · Indiana

41 reported gifts; 12 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Deborah Simon gave $17M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 93% were on the winning side ($6.6M won, $467K lost, with $564K in races still being counted). $822K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$17M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

93%

$7.1M scored (42% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$467K

$564K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$9.1M

$8.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $822K 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
Ab PAC $2.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$2.0M / $210K
Dmfi PAC	$3.5M	$2.7M / $169K
Planned Parenthood Votes $1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M	$1.3M / $72K
Senate Majority PAC $2.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$0 / $0
Votevets $458K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M	$518K / $14K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$0 / $0
New Engagement PAC $173K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$76K / $1K
House Majority PAC $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$112K / $731
DSCC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC $87K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$87K	$0 / $0
Leaders We Deserve $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8K	$414 / $96
Defend the Vote $895 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3K	$2K / $89

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$1.6M	✓ Yes
Shomari Figures	Alabama 2nd District	Supporting	$663K	✓ Yes
Ammar Campa-Najjar	California 48th District (primary)	Attacking	$654K	Unknown
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$447K	✓ Yes
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$430K	✓ Yes
Susan Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$352K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$321K	✓ Yes
Jen Kiggans	Virginia 2nd District	Attacking	$302K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$230K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$194K	✓ Yes
Angie Nixon	Florida Senate (special)	Supporting	$193K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District (primary)	Attacking	$164K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Deborah Simon spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Deborah Simon gave $17M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 93% were on the winning side ($6.6M won, $467K lost, with $564K in races still being counted). $822K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Deborah Simon fund in 2026?: Ab PAC ($5.0M), Dmfi PAC ($3.5M), Planned Parenthood Votes ($3.0M), Senate Majority PAC ($2.5M), Votevets ($1.2M).
Which candidates did Deborah Simon's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Laurie Buckhout (North Carolina 1st District, about $1.6M, won); for Shomari Figures (Alabama 2nd District, about $663K, won); against Ammar Campa-Najjar (California 48th District, about $654K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.