PAC
Votevets
Super PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC · FEC committee C00418897
Votevets gave $355K directly to 40 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). 26 of the 32 candidates with a result won.
Checks to candidates
$355K
40 candidates on the 2026 ballot
Winners bought
26
8 more still being counted
Hit rate
81%
$255K on winners, $35K on losers
Party split
0% / 100%
Republicans / Democrats
Who funds it
The people giving to Votevets
7,980 named people gave $15M 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.
- Joshua BekensteinInvestor · Bain Capital · MA$1.2M4 gifts
- Deborah SimonNot Employed · IN$1.2M4 gifts
- Christy WaltonPhilanthropist · AR$750K
- Anita BekensteinNot Employed · MA$700K2 gifts
- Michael BloombergExecutive · Bloomberg, LP · NY$700K
- Lisa MennetTherapist · Cooper House · WA$500K
- Michael Jonathan MoritzInvestor · Sequoia Capital · CA$500K
- Jonathon JacobsonFounding Member · Highsage Ventures · MA$450K2 gifts
- Peter NorrisNot Employed · MA$330K33 gifts
- Andrew Nathan SchwartzbergNot Employed · Housing, Inc. · MD$300K2 gifts
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- Janice BrandtRetired · VA$300K3 gifts
- Neele JohnstonIt Consultant · Intelligenesis Inc. · MD$263K6 gifts
- Paul SimonMusician · NY$250K
- William Seale Sr.Consultant · MD$225K6 gifts
- Gregory BerlantiProducer · CA$200K2 gifts
- Wayne JordanReal Estate Development · Jordan Real Estate Investments · CA$200K
- Susan SarofimNot Employed · TX$190K
- Deborah KernRetail Owner · Garden Room Inc · WI$155K2 gifts
- Daniel CohenChairman · Cohen & Company · NY$150K2 gifts
- Emanuel RouvelasPartner · K&L Gates LLP · VA$150K2 gifts
- Marcy FriedmanRetired · CA$130K
- Frank ArmstrongInvestment Advisor · Investor Solutions · FL$126K4 gifts
- J Sebastian ScrippsNot Employed · KY$125K
- Peter KellnerNot Employed · MA$120K3 gifts
- Leonard Louis DreyNot Employed · MO$100K2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Bronin | Connecticut 1st District | $15K | ✓ Won |
| Nancy Lacore | South Carolina 1st District | $15K | ✓ Won |
| Rebecca Bennett | New Jersey 7th District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Maggie Goodlander | New Hampshire 2nd District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Pat Ryan | New York 18th District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Ted Lieu | California 36th District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Chrissy Houlahan | Pennsylvania 6th District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Derek Tran | California 45th District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Don Davis | North Carolina 1st District | $10K | ✓ Won |
| Herb Conaway | New Jersey 3rd District | $10K | ✓ Won |
Questions people ask
- How much did Votevets give to candidates in 2026?
- Votevets gave $355K directly to 40 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). 26 of the 32 candidates with a result won.
- Which politicians did Votevets give the most to in 2026?
- Luke Bronin (Democrat, Connecticut 1st District, $15K), Nancy Lacore (Democrat, South Carolina 1st District, $15K), Rebecca Bennett (Democrat, New Jersey 7th District, $10K), Maggie Goodlander (Democrat, New Hampshire 2nd District, $10K), Pat Ryan (Democrat, New York 18th District, $10K).