Which super PACs did Michael Rydin fund in 2026?

Freedom Caucus Fund ($8.8M), Senate Conservatives Fund ($44K).

Which candidates did Michael Rydin's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Scott Perry (Pennsylvania 10th District, about $658K, lost); for Brandon Herrera (Texas 23rd District, about $517K, lost); for Eli Crane (Arizona 2nd District, about $502K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Michael Rydin

Individual

Retired, Retired · Texas

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

Backed losers

Michael Rydin gave $8.8M 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, 6% were on the winning side ($239K won, $3.7M lost, with $1.7M in races still being counted). $423K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$8.8M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$3.9M scored (45% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.7M

$1.7M still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$3.1M

$2.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $423K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Freedom Caucus Fund $2.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.8M		$232K / $3.7M
Senate Conservatives Fund $31K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K		$7K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Supporting	$658K	✗ No
Brandon Herrera	Texas 23rd District	Supporting	$517K	✗ No
Eli Crane	Arizona 2nd District	Supporting	$502K	Counting
David Flippo	Nevada 2nd District	Supporting	$480K	✗ No
Nick Begich III	Alaska at-large House seat	Supporting	$422K	Counting
Janelle Stelson	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$413K	✗ No
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Supporting	$368K	✗ No
Lauren Boebert	Colorado 4th District	Supporting	$361K	Counting
Andy Ogles	Tennessee 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$297K	Unknown
Hakeem Jeffries	New York 8th District	Attacking	$288K	✗ No
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	New York 14th District	Attacking	$288K	✗ No
Teresa Benitez-Thompson	Nevada 2nd District	Attacking	$203K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Michael Rydin spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Michael Rydin gave $8.8M 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, 6% were on the winning side ($239K won, $3.7M lost, with $1.7M in races still being counted). $423K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Michael Rydin fund in 2026?: Freedom Caucus Fund ($8.8M), Senate Conservatives Fund ($44K).
Which candidates did Michael Rydin's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Scott Perry (Pennsylvania 10th District, about $658K, lost); for Brandon Herrera (Texas 23rd District, about $517K, lost); for Eli Crane (Arizona 2nd District, about $502K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.