Which super PACs did Waterfront Strategies fund in 2026?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($8.3M), Votevets ($212K).

Which candidates did Waterfront Strategies's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $60K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $60K, won); for Maura Sullivan (New Hampshire 1st District, about $14K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Waterfront Strategies

Company / nonprofit

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

Winner

Waterfront Strategies gave $8.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 97% ended up on the winning side ($159K won, $4K lost, with $19K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.5M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

97%

$159K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4K

$19K still being counted

Not spent yet

$8.3M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

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
Future Forward (FF PAC) No outside spending reported yet	$8.3M		$0 / $0
Votevets	$212K		$159K / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ashley Hinson	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$60K	✓ Yes
Maura Sullivan	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$14K	Unknown
Matthew Maasdam	Michigan 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$13K	Unknown
Juan Ciscomani	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$8K	Counting
Cait Conley	New York 17th District (primary)	Supporting	$7K	✓ Yes
Luke Bronin	Connecticut 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$6K	✓ Yes
Rebecca Bennett	New Jersey 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$6K	✓ Yes
Jenny Costa Honeycutt	South Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$6K	Counting
Nancy Lacore	South Carolina 1st District	Supporting	$3K	Counting
Ammar Campa-Najjar	California 48th District (primary)	Supporting	$3K	Unknown
Jack Bergman	Michigan 1st District	Attacking	$2K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Waterfront Strategies spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Waterfront Strategies gave $8.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 97% ended up on the winning side ($159K won, $4K lost, with $19K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Waterfront Strategies fund in 2026?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($8.3M), Votevets ($212K).
Which candidates did Waterfront Strategies's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ashley Hinson (Iowa Senate, about $60K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $60K, won); for Maura Sullivan (New Hampshire 1st District, about $14K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.