Which super PACs did Saikat Chakrabarti fund in 2026?

Justice Democrats PAC ($2.0M), Fighting for Michigan PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did Saikat Chakrabarti's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

for Darializa Avila Chevalier (New York 13th District, about $234K, won); against Adriano Espaillat (New York 13th District, about $123K, unknown); for Donavan McKinney (Michigan 13th District, about $107K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Saikat Chakrabarti

Individual

President, New Consensus · California

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

Backed winners

Saikat Chakrabarti gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 89% were on the winning side ($828K won, $102K lost, with $36K in races still being counted). $370K had no matched result and is excluded.

$2.3M

Gave to outside spenders

97% of it helped Democrats

89%

Winning share of scored dollars

$930K scored (41% of gifts)

$102K

Spent on the losing side

$36K still being counted

$1.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$914K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $370K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks from their own fortune. 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Justice Democrats PAC $914K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$614K / $92K
Fighting for Michigan PAC	$250K		$214K / $11K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Darializa Avila Chevalier	New York 13th District (primary)	Supporting	$234K	✓ Yes
Adriano Espaillat	New York 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$123K	Unknown
Donavan McKinney	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Supporting	$107K	✓ Yes
Shri Thanedar	Michigan 13th District (primary)	Attacking	$99K	Unknown
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate (primary)	Supporting	$84K	✓ Yes
Melat Kiros	Colorado 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$71K	✓ Yes
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$67K	✓ Yes
Claire Valdez	New York 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$65K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$63K	✓ Yes
Chris Rabb	Pennsylvania 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$60K	✓ Yes
Valerie Foushee	North Carolina 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$51K	✗ No
Diana Degette	Colorado 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$48K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Saikat Chakrabarti spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Saikat Chakrabarti gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 97% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 89% were on the winning side ($828K won, $102K lost, with $36K in races still being counted). $370K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Saikat Chakrabarti fund in 2026?: Justice Democrats PAC ($2.0M), Fighting for Michigan PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Saikat Chakrabarti's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: for Darializa Avila Chevalier (New York 13th District, about $234K, won); against Adriano Espaillat (New York 13th District, about $123K, unknown); for Donavan McKinney (Michigan 13th District, about $107K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.