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 $36K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $36K, won); for Maura Sullivan (New Hampshire 1st District, about $9K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Waterfront Strategies

Company / nonprofit

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

Backed winners

Waterfront Strategies gave $8.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 98% were on the winning side ($104K won, $3K lost, with $3K in races still being counted). $18K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$8.5M

99% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

98%

$107K scored (1% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3K

$3K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$8.4M

$8.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $18K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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
Future Forward (FF PAC) $8.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.3M		$0 / $0
Votevets $84K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$212K		$104K / $3K

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	$36K	✓ Yes
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$36K	✓ Yes
Maura Sullivan	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$9K	Unknown
Matthew Maasdam	Michigan 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$8K	Unknown
Juan Ciscomani	Arizona 6th District	Attacking	$5K	✓ Yes
Cait Conley	New York 17th District (primary)	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes
Luke Bronin	Connecticut 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes
Rebecca Bennett	New Jersey 7th District (primary)	Supporting	$4K	✓ Yes
Jenny Costa Honeycutt	South Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Ammar Campa-Najjar	California 48th District (primary)	Supporting	$2K	Unknown
Nancy Lacore	South Carolina 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes
Jack Bergman	Michigan 1st District	Attacking	$1K	✗ 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 99% 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, 98% were on the winning side ($104K won, $3K lost, with $3K in races still being counted). $18K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $36K, won); for Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $36K, won); for Maura Sullivan (New Hampshire 1st District, about $9K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.