PAC
American Defense and Military PAC
Leadership PAC
Politician's leadership PAC · FEC committee C00492025
American Defense and Military PAC gave $139K directly to 53 federal candidates in 2026, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 46 of the 46 candidates with a result won.
Checks to candidates
$139K
53 candidates on the 2026 ballot
Winners bought
46
7 more still being counted
Hit rate
100%
$126K on winners, $0 on losers
Party split
0% / 100%
Republicans / Democrats
Who funds it
The people giving to American Defense and Military PAC
16 named people gave $76K in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.
- Woody HuntExecutive Chairman · Hunt Companies · TX$10K2 gifts
- Steven BillsResearcher · Anthropic Pbc · CA$10K2 gifts
- Melinda French GatesFounder · Pivotal Ventures · WA$10K2 gifts
- Eliot PenceFounder · Dominion Dynamics · DC$5K
- Alexander KarpExecutive · Palantir Technologies Inc · NH$5K
- Noah SmithData Engineer · Accenture Federal Services · VA$5K
- Todor MarkovTechnical Staff · Anthropic · CA$5K
- Bradford SmithAttorney · Microsoft Corporation · WA$5K
- George HsuCTO · Pni Sensor · CA$5K
- Daniel ZieglerMachine Learning Researcher · Anthropic · CA$5K
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- J Neal BlueCEO · General Atomics · CA$5K
- Sean RichardsonConsultant · Peck Madigan Jones · VA$2K
- Matthew ThomasFarmer · PA$1K
- Carol Ann BrowneExecutive · Microsoft Corporation · WA$1K
- Christopher PutalaGovernment Relations Consultant · DC$1K
- Eric LewisAttorney · Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss · WA$1K
Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.
Biggest checks
The candidates this committee paid the most, and whether they won.
| Candidate | Race | Amount | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Riley | New York 19th District | $9K | ✓ Won |
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Washington 3rd District | $7K | ✓ Won |
| Don Davis | North Carolina 1st District | $7K | ✓ Won |
| Steven Horsford | Nevada 4th District | $5K | ✓ Won |
| Greg Landsman | Ohio 1st District | $5K | ✓ Won |
| Eugene Vindman | Virginia 7th District | $5K | ✓ Won |
| Derek Tran | California 45th District | $5K | ✓ Won |
| Gabe Vasquez | New Mexico 2nd District | $5K | ✓ Won |
| Rebecca Cooke | Wisconsin 3rd District | $4K | ✓ Won |
| Kathy Castor | Florida 14th District | $4K | ✓ Won |
Questions people ask
- How much did American Defense and Military PAC give to candidates in 2026?
- American Defense and Military PAC gave $139K directly to 53 federal candidates in 2026, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 46 of the 46 candidates with a result won.
- Which politicians did American Defense and Military PAC give the most to in 2026?
- Josh Riley (Democrat, New York 19th District, $9K), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Democrat, Washington 3rd District, $7K), Don Davis (Democrat, North Carolina 1st District, $7K), Steven Horsford (Democrat, Nevada 4th District, $5K), Greg Landsman (Democrat, Ohio 1st District, $5K).