Which super PACs did Elizabeth Simons fund in 2026?

House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), Lone Star Rising PAC ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).

Which candidates did Elizabeth Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $148K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $120K, won); against Casey Askar (Florida 22nd District, about $108K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Elizabeth Simons

Individual

President, Heising-Simons Foundation · California

11 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Elizabeth Simons gave $3.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 99% ended up on the winning side ($2.0M won, $13K lost, with $540K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

99%

$2.0M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$13K

$540K still being counted

Not spent yet

$679K

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
House Majority PAC	$2.5M	$1.9M / $13K
Senate Majority PAC No outside spending reported yet	$500K	$0 / $0
Lone Star Rising PAC	$100K	$100K / $0
DSCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0
DCCC No outside spending reported yet	$89K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$148K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$120K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$108K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$98K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$97K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$86K	✓ Yes
Paul LePage	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$79K	Counting
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$78K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$78K	✓ Yes
David Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$76K	✓ Yes
Brian Fitzpatrick	Pennsylvania 1st District	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
John Braun	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$72K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Elizabeth Simons spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Elizabeth Simons gave $3.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 99% ended up on the winning side ($2.0M won, $13K lost, with $540K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Elizabeth Simons fund in 2026?: House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($500K), Lone Star Rising PAC ($100K), DSCC ($89K), DCCC ($89K).
Which candidates did Elizabeth Simons's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $148K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $120K, won); against Casey Askar (Florida 22nd District, about $108K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.