Which politicians did Defend the Vote Leadership Fund give the most to in 2026?

Janelle Bynum (Democrat, Oregon 5th District, $10K), Josh Riley (Democrat, New York 19th District, $10K), Marcy Kaptur (Democrat, Ohio 9th District, $10K), Adam Gray (Democrat, California 13th District, $10K), Shomari Figures (Democrat, Alabama 2nd District, $10K).

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Defend the Vote Leadership Fund

Defend the Vote

Super PAC

Super PAC / hybrid PAC · FEC committee C00764233

Defend the Vote Leadership Fund gave $746K directly to 140 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, Defend the Vote, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 129 of the 130 candidates with a result won.

Checks to candidates

$746K

140 candidates on the 2026 ballot

Winners bought

129

10 more still being counted

Hit rate

99%

$697K on winners, $3K on losers

Party split

0% / 100%

Republicans / Democrats

Who funds it

The people giving to the Defend the Vote Leadership Fund PAC

3,426 named people gave $1.3M in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest 25. 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.

William BuffettNot Employed · MA$19K93 gifts
Elizabeth SmithNot Employed · TX$17K595 gifts
David ColesNot Employed · IN$12K40 gifts
Andrea EenNot Employed · MN$12K183 gifts
Sandra ThonNot Employed · WI$11K365 gifts
Louise BeardProducer · AL$10K202 gifts
Kenneth DahlNot Employed · WA$9K878 gifts
Lita WeinribNot Employed · NY$9K157 gifts
Robert PorterNot Employed · VA$7K435 gifts
Carol Vander MeerNot Employed · WA$7K29 gifts

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Taylor DurhamSpecialty Foods Processor · Durham's Tracklements · MI$6K364 gifts
James HinrichsNot Employed · MN$5K106 gifts
Ellen GoldsmithNot Employed · FL$5K300 gifts
Steven MonderNot Employed · OH$5K282 gifts
Elizabeth ReichNot Employed · FL$5K42 gifts
Lauri TaylorNot Employed · UT$5K109 gifts
Devin TuoheyReal Estate · PA$5K
Gisela PikarskyNot Employed · MA$5K21 gifts
Terry BergesonNot Employed · WA$4K211 gifts
Thomas GilmoreNot Employed · ID$4K153 gifts
Jeng ShihNot Employed · TX$4K181 gifts
Gary KilpatricAttorney · Montgomery & Andrews Law Firm · NM$4K896 gifts
Marcia JamesNot Employed · AZ$4K108 gifts
Lola WorkNot Employed · OR$4K54 gifts
Angela MoginNot Employed · CA$4K48 gifts

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
Janelle Bynum	Oregon 5th District	$10K	✓ Won
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	$10K	✓ Won
Marcy Kaptur	Ohio 9th District	$10K	✓ Won
Adam Gray	California 13th District	$10K	✓ Won
Shomari Figures	Alabama 2nd District	$10K	✓ Won
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	$10K	✓ Won
Derek Tran	California 45th District	$10K	✓ Won
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	$10K	✓ Won
Emilia Sykes	Ohio 13th District	$10K	✓ Won
Jahana Hayes	Connecticut 5th District	$10K	✓ Won

Questions people ask

How much did Defend the Vote Leadership Fund give to candidates in 2026?: Defend the Vote Leadership Fund gave $746K directly to 140 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, Defend the Vote, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 129 of the 130 candidates with a result won.
Which politicians did Defend the Vote Leadership Fund give the most to in 2026?: Janelle Bynum (Democrat, Oregon 5th District, $10K), Josh Riley (Democrat, New York 19th District, $10K), Marcy Kaptur (Democrat, Ohio 9th District, $10K), Adam Gray (Democrat, California 13th District, $10K), Shomari Figures (Democrat, Alabama 2nd District, $10K).