Which super PACs did John Childs fund in 2026?

The Sentinel Action Fund ($750K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($250K), Minnesota Forward ($100K), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K).

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

against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $170K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $149K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $135K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Childs

Individual

Investments, J.W. Childs Associates · Florida

20 reported gifts; 13 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

John Childs gave $1.8M 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, 7% were on the winning side ($84K won, $1.0M lost, with $24K in races still being counted). $90K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$1.1M scored (64% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.0M

$24K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$616K

$525K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $90K 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
The Sentinel Action Fund $384K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$750K	$49K / $317K
Congressional Leadership Fund $45K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$300K	$727 / $243K
Pine Tree Results PAC	$250K	$0 / $164K
Minnesota Forward	$100K	$5K / $95K
Senate Leadership Fund $36K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$2K / $58K
High Plains PAC $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$15K / $21K
Glcf, Inc.	$50K	$8K / $42K
Ohio Flyer PAC	$50K	$0 / $50K
Nc First PAC $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$0 / $44K
NRSC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0
Thank You for Your Attention to This Matter PAC $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$5K / $12K
DSCC $325 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$325	$0 / $0
Defend the Vote $45 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150	$101 / $4

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$170K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$149K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$135K	✗ No
Peggy Flanagan	Minnesota Senate	Attacking	$95K	✗ No
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$69K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$57K	✓ Yes
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$54K	Unknown
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$51K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$32K	Unknown
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Childs spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: John Childs gave $1.8M 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, 7% were on the winning side ($84K won, $1.0M lost, with $24K in races still being counted). $90K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Childs fund in 2026?: The Sentinel Action Fund ($750K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($300K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($250K), Minnesota Forward ($100K), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K).
Which candidates did John Childs's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $170K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $149K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $135K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.