Progressive Turnout Project spent $19M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 95% were on the winning side ($17M won, $968K lost, with $1.5M in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Outside spending
$19M
Winning share of scored dollars
95%
$18M scored (92% of spending); $0 unknown
On the losing side
$968K
$1.5M still being counted
Supporting vs attacking
100% / 0%
$19M for, $0 against
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
The donor records in this snapshot trace $11M to Progressive Turnout Project. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $64M.
- Claudia ParadedaIndividual$483K (5%)
- Stop These Oppressive People: Tyrants Racists Unqualifieds Misogynists Propagandists (Stop Trump)Another PAC$450K (4%)
- Progressive Turnout Project 527 CommitteeCompany / nonprofit$433K (4%)
- Amalgamated BankCompany / nonprofit$384K (4%)
- Democracyfirst PACCompany / nonprofit$266K (2%)
- Dem Turnout 2024Company / nonprofit$250K (2%)
- Democracy First PACCompany / nonprofit$160K (2%)
- Cibc BankCompany / nonprofit$108K (1%)
- Stop RepublicansAnother PAC$105K (1%)
- Equilar, IncCompany / nonprofit$102K (1%)
The people behind it
The people giving to Progressive Turnout Project
18,774 named people gave $8.2M 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.
- Claudia ParadedaNot Employed · FL$483K349 gifts
- Tina DobsevageNot Employed · Northwell Health · NY$26K1056 gifts
- Stephen MyersNot Employed · CT$25K6 gifts
- Donald HenleyProfessional Musician Writer Producer · Donald Henley · VA$18K82 gifts
- Norman LaboeNot Employed · CA$17K243 gifts
- Alice KempNot Employed · University of New Orleans · LA$17K1039 gifts
- Vicki Rosen SolomonNot Employed · NY$17K13 gifts
- Sam WilcoxNot Employed · PA$15K548 gifts
- John FarquharAttorney · Greenspoon Marder LLP · FL$15K339 gifts
- Lita WeinribNot Employed · NY$15K173 gifts
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- Helen TepperRetired · NY$15K10 gifts
- Nancy HernandezNot Employed · CA$14K64 gifts
- Kenneth ApplemanNot Employed · MI$14K601 gifts
- Michelle NorstromNot Employed · KY$14K175 gifts
- Alan BealeRetired · Software Developer · NC$14K15 gifts
- Barbara ThompsonNot Employed · NY$13K106 gifts
- David MyersNot Employed · ME$13K92 gifts
- Brooke BeecherNot Employed · WA$12K13 gifts
- Virginia FieldNot Employed · CA$12K197 gifts
- John VercellottiNot Employed · LA$11K26 gifts
- Ellen SaundersWriter · OR$11K3 gifts
- Stanley MeyersNot Employed · NY$11K200 gifts
- Robert ClarkAdministration · Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation · AK$11K744 gifts
- Frank Judah GruberRetired · CA$11K4 gifts
- Steven ReedNot Employed · MD$11K3 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.
Where the money went
Biggest targets, with whether each one won.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Amount | Won? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul El-Sayed | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $1.5M | ✓ Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate (special) | Supporting | $1.4M | ✓ Yes |
| Mitchell Berman | Wisconsin 1st District | Supporting | $960K | ✓ Yes |
| Josh Turek | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $867K | ✓ Yes |
| Elaine Luria | Virginia 2nd District | Supporting | $793K | ✓ Yes |
| Shannon Taylor | Virginia 1st District | Supporting | $733K | ✓ Yes |
| Amish Shah | Arizona 1st District | Supporting | $653K | ✓ Yes |
| James Talarico | Texas Senate | Supporting | $652K | ✓ Yes |
| Angie Nixon | Florida Senate (special) | Supporting | $630K | ✗ No |
| Rebecca Cooke | Wisconsin 3rd District | Supporting | $616K | ✓ Yes |
| Bob Brooks | Pennsylvania 7th District | Supporting | $515K | ✓ Yes |
| Bob Harvie | Pennsylvania 1st District | Supporting | $513K | ✓ Yes |
Questions people ask
- How much did Progressive Turnout Project spend in 2026, and did it win?
- Progressive Turnout Project spent $19M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 95% were on the winning side ($17M won, $968K lost, with $1.5M in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
- Who funds Progressive Turnout Project?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Claudia Paradeda ($483K), Stop These Oppressive People: Tyrants Racists Unqualifieds Misogynists Propagandists (Stop Trump) ($450K), Progressive Turnout Project 527 Committee ($433K), Amalgamated Bank ($384K), Democracyfirst PAC ($266K), out of $11M received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did Progressive Turnout Project spend the most on in 2026?
- for Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, $1.5M, won); for Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), $1.4M, won); for Mitchell Berman (Wisconsin 1st District, $960K, won).