Which super PACs did John Bridge Hess fund in 2026?

MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($250K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($200K), NRSC ($44K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($25K).

Which candidates did John Bridge Hess's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $131K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $78K, lost); against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $68K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Bridge Hess

Individual

President, Hfo Holdings · New York

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

Backed losers

John Bridge Hess gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 2% were on the winning side ($18K won, $772K lost, with $51K in races still being counted). $71K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$790K scored (52% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$772K

$51K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$679K

$608K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $71K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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
MAGA Inc. $431K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$2K / $515K
The Sentinel Action Fund $128K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$16K / $106K
Pine Tree Results PAC	$200K	$0 / $131K
NRSC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0
Congressional Leadership Fund $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$61 / $20K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$131K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$78K	✗ No
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$68K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$59K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$43K	Unknown
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$31K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$26K	Unknown
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$25K	✗ No
Jared Moskowitz	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$20K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$20K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Bridge Hess spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: John Bridge Hess gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 2% were on the winning side ($18K won, $772K lost, with $51K in races still being counted). $71K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Bridge Hess fund in 2026?: MAGA Inc. ($1.0M), The Sentinel Action Fund ($250K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($200K), NRSC ($44K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($25K).
Which candidates did John Bridge Hess's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $131K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $78K, lost); against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $68K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.