Donor
American Policy Action
Company / nonprofitDC
6 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
American Policy Action gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). None of its races has a tracked result yet.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.7M
Winning share of scored dollars
–
$0 scored (0% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$0
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.7M
$110K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.6M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the cheques went
A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Leadership Action Fund $110K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.7M | $0 / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates American Policy Action's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Policy Action's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanford | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $1.6M | Unknown |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did American Policy Action spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
- American Policy Action gave $1.7M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). None of its races has a tracked result yet.
- Which super PACs did American Policy Action fund in 2026?
- American Leadership Action Fund ($1.7M).
- Which candidates did American Policy Action's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
- for Mark Sanford (South Carolina Senate, about $1.6M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.