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 $8.0M, won); for Darline Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $2.6M, lost); for Jesse Jackson (Illinois 2nd District, about $1.4M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Leading the Future

Another PAC

Nevada

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

Winner

Leading the Future gave $45M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 70% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 93% ended up on the winning side ($30M won, $2.3M lost, with $628K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$45M

70% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

93%

$30M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.3M

$628K still being counted

Not spent yet

$12M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques 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 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 Mission $6.4M not spent yet	$23M		$13M / $2.3M
Think Big $4.3M not spent yet	$23M		$17M / $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	$8.0M	✓ Yes
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$2.6M	✗ No
Jesse Jackson	Illinois 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$1.4M	Unknown
Julia Letlow	Louisiana Senate	Supporting	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Melissa Bean	Illinois 8th District (primary)	Supporting	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Ben McAdams	Utah 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Ritchie Torres	New York 15th District (primary)	Supporting	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Jim Kingston	Georgia 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$950K	✓ Yes
Joseph Morelle	New York 25th District	Supporting	$903K	✓ Yes
Andy Barr	Kentucky Senate	Supporting	$874K	✓ Yes
Amanda McKinney	Washington 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$771K	✓ Yes
Chris Gober	Texas 10th District (primary)	Supporting	$739K	✓ 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 70% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 93% ended up on the winning side ($30M won, $2.3M lost, with $628K in races still being counted).
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 $8.0M, won); for Darline Graham (South Carolina Senate, about $2.6M, lost); for Jesse Jackson (Illinois 2nd District, about $1.4M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.