Which super PACs did Ripple Labs Inc. fund in 2026?

Fairshake ($48M), Defend American Jobs ($250K), Protect Progress ($250K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($100K).

Which candidates did Ripple Labs Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Juliana Stratton (Illinois Senate, about $2.3M, lost); against La Shawn Ford (Illinois 7th District, about $587K, lost); for Bryan Steil (Wisconsin 1st District, about $243K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Ripple Labs Inc.

Company

California

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

Backed losers

Ripple Labs Inc. gave $49M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 53% 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, 22% were on the winning side ($1.0M won, $3.6M lost, with $250K in races still being counted). $211K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$49M

53% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

22%

$4.6M scored (10% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.6M

$250K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$44M

$43M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $211K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company giving straight from its treasury, which super PACs may accept. 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	Won / lost
Fairshake $43M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$48M	$723K / $3.4M
Defend American Jobs $8K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$108K / $133K
Protect Progress $38K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$174K / $17K
Congressional Leadership Fund $15K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$242 / $81K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Juliana Stratton	Illinois Senate (primary)	Attacking	$2.3M	✗ No
La Shawn Ford	Illinois 7th District (primary)	Attacking	$587K	✗ No
Bryan Steil	Wisconsin 1st District	Supporting	$243K	✗ No
Janelle Bynum	Oregon 5th District	Supporting	$242K	✓ Yes
French Hill	Arkansas 2nd District	Supporting	$242K	Counting
Bill Huizenga	Michigan 4th District	Supporting	$242K	✗ No
Derek Tran	California 45th District	Supporting	$241K	✓ Yes
Steven Horsford	Nevada 4th District	Supporting	$241K	✓ Yes
Robert Peters	Illinois 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$194K	Unknown
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Supporting	$85K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
Adrian Boafo	Maryland 5th District (primary)	Supporting	$37K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ripple Labs Inc. spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Ripple Labs Inc. gave $49M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 53% 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, 22% were on the winning side ($1.0M won, $3.6M lost, with $250K in races still being counted). $211K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Ripple Labs Inc. fund in 2026?: Fairshake ($48M), Defend American Jobs ($250K), Protect Progress ($250K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($100K).
Which candidates did Ripple Labs Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Juliana Stratton (Illinois Senate, about $2.3M, lost); against La Shawn Ford (Illinois 7th District, about $587K, lost); for Bryan Steil (Wisconsin 1st District, about $243K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.