Which politicians did Ryan give the most to in 2026?

Don Davis (Democrat, North Carolina 1st District, $12K), Josh Riley (Democrat, New York 19th District, $10K), Eric Sorensen (Democrat, Illinois 17th District, $10K), Josh Harder (Democrat, California 9th District, $10K), Rebecca Bennett (Democrat, New Jersey 7th District, $10K).

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Politician's leadership PAC · FEC committee C00832576

Ryan gave $218K directly to 58 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, Patriot PAC, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 47 of the 48 candidates with a result won.

Checks to candidates

$218K

58 candidates on the 2026 ballot

Winners bought

10 more still being counted

Hit rate

98%

$180K on winners, $4K on losers

Party split

0% / 100%

Republicans / Democrats

Who funds it

The people giving to the Ryan PAC

37 named people gave $187K 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.

Lisa EisensteinNot Employed · NY$17K3 gifts
Geoffrey KalishInvestor · Aquiline Holdings LP · CO$10K2 gifts
Amy Goldman FowlerSelf-Employed · Solil Management · NY$5K
Jonathan GordonConsultant · Mckinsey & Company · NY$5K2 gifts
Woody HuntSenior Chairman · Hunt Companies, Inc. · TX$5K
Stephen EisensteinPrivate Equity · Harvest Partners · NY$5K
Caroline NiemczykNot Employed · NY$5K
Hong SuhPsychotherapist · NY$5K
Ross GaronManager · Millennium · NY$5K
Steven BillsAi Researcher · Anthropic Pbc · CA$5K

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Stephen Mandel Jr.Founder · Lone Pine Capital · CT$5K
William Harris Sr.Physician · Mass General Hospital · MA$5K
Susan MandelNot Employed · CT$5K
Joshua BekensteinRetired · ME$5K
Edward FishmanManaging Director · De Shaw · NY$5K
Barbara HostetterChair · Barr Foundation · MA$5K
Amos Hostetter Jr.Chairman · Pilot House Associates LLC · MA$5K
Gerald McnamaraCIO · The Jpb Foundation · NY$5K
Vin RyanChairman · Schooner Capital LLC · FL$5K
Elizabeth StricklerInvestments · Beechtree Capital Partners · NY$5K
John ZarembaAttorney · NY$5K
Jody LentConstruction · NY$5K
Anita BekensteinRetired · ME$5K
Philip MungerInvestor · NY$5K
Donald Frances DonovanIndependent Arbitrator · NY$5K

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
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	$12K	✓ Won
Josh Riley	New York 19th District	$10K	✓ Won
Eric Sorensen	Illinois 17th District	$10K	✓ Won
Josh Harder	California 9th District	$10K	✓ Won
Rebecca Bennett	New Jersey 7th District	$10K	✓ Won
Blake Gendebien	New York 21st District	$8K	… Counting
Eugene Vindman	Virginia 7th District	$8K	✓ Won
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	$8K	✓ Won
Wesley Bell	Missouri 1st District	$6K	✓ Won
Kristen McDonald Rivet	Michigan 8th District	$5K	✓ Won

Questions people ask

How much did Ryan give to candidates in 2026?: Ryan gave $218K directly to 58 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, Patriot PAC, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 47 of the 48 candidates with a result won.
Which politicians did Ryan give the most to in 2026?: Don Davis (Democrat, North Carolina 1st District, $12K), Josh Riley (Democrat, New York 19th District, $10K), Eric Sorensen (Democrat, Illinois 17th District, $10K), Josh Harder (Democrat, California 9th District, $10K), Rebecca Bennett (Democrat, New Jersey 7th District, $10K).