Which super PACs did Leading the Future fund in 2026?

American Mission ($23M), Think Big ($23M).

Which candidates did Leading the Future's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Alexander Bores (New York 12th District, about $7.3M, unknown); for Darline Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $2.2M, lost); for Jesse Jackson (Illinois 2nd District, about $1.3M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Leading the Future

Another PAC

Nevada

10 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Leading the Future gave $45M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 62% 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, 91% were on the winning side ($21M won, $2.2M lost, with $596K in races still being counted). $8.6M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$45M

62% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

91%

$23M scored (51% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.2M

$596K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$22M

$13M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $8.6M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
American Mission $7.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$23M		$13M / $2.2M
Think Big $5.8M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$23M		$8.1M / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Alexander Bores	New York 12th District (primary)	Attacking	$7.3M	Unknown
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$2.2M	✗ No
Jesse Jackson	Illinois 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$1.3M	Unknown
Julia Letlow	Louisiana Senate	Supporting	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Melissa Bean	Illinois 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$1.0M	✓ Yes
Ben McAdams	Utah 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$1.0M	✓ Yes
Ritchie Torres	New York 15th District (primary)	Supporting	$999K	✓ Yes
Jim Kingston	Georgia 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$901K	✓ Yes
Amanda McKinney	Washington 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$731K	✓ Yes
Chris Gober	Texas 10th District (primary)	Supporting	$702K	✓ Yes
Clay Fuller	Georgia 14th District	Supporting	$644K	✓ Yes
Andy Barr	Kentucky Senate (primary)	Supporting	$635K	✓ Yes

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Leading the Future spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Leading the Future gave $45M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 62% 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, 91% were on the winning side ($21M won, $2.2M lost, with $596K in races still being counted). $8.6M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Leading the Future fund in 2026?: American Mission ($23M), Think Big ($23M).
Which candidates did Leading the Future's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Alexander Bores (New York 12th District, about $7.3M, unknown); for Darline Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $2.2M, lost); for Jesse Jackson (Illinois 2nd District, about $1.3M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.