Which super PACs did Sentinel Action Fund fund in 2026?

Lead Maine Committee, Inc. ($1.7M), Stronger Maine ($250K).

Which candidates did Sentinel Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $654K, lost); for Susan Collins (Maine Senate, about $473K, lost); for Susan Collins (Maine Senate, about $203K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Sentinel Action Fund

Another PAC

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

Loser

Sentinel Action Fund gave $2.0M 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, 15% were on the winning side ($203K won, $1.1M lost). $47K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

15%

$1.3M scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not allocated or result unknown

$645K

$598K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $47K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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
Lead Maine Committee, Inc. $508K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.7M		$193K / $976K
Stronger Maine $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K		$10K / $151K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$654K	✗ No
Susan Collins	Maine Senate	Supporting	$473K	✗ No
Susan Collins	Maine Senate (primary)	Supporting	$203K	✓ Yes
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$47K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Sentinel Action Fund spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Sentinel Action Fund gave $2.0M 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, 15% were on the winning side ($203K won, $1.1M lost). $47K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Sentinel Action Fund fund in 2026?: Lead Maine Committee, Inc. ($1.7M), Stronger Maine ($250K).
Which candidates did Sentinel Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $654K, lost); for Susan Collins (Maine Senate, about $473K, lost); for Susan Collins (Maine Senate, about $203K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.