Security Is Strength PAC spent $15M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 87% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 32% were on the winning side ($3.8M won, $8.2M lost). $3.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
Outside spending
$15M
Winning share of scored dollars
32%
$12M scored (79% of spending); $3.1M unknown
On the losing side
$8.2M
Supporting vs attacking
51% / 49%
$7.8M for, $7.4M against
Google says Security Is Strength PAC also spent $402K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (3% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →
Follow the money
Who filled the envelope
- Securing American Greatness, Inc.Dark money$4.0M (29%)
- American Jobs and SecurityCompany / nonprofit$3.8M (27%)
- Lawrence J Ellison Revocable TrustCompany / nonprofit$1.0M (7%)
- Miriam AdelsonIndividual$1.0M (7%)
- Paul SingerIndividual$750K (5%)
- Startline LLCCompany / nonprofit$300K (2%)
- Larry MizelIndividual$250K (2%)
- Altria Client Services LLCCompany / nonprofit$250K (2%)
- David EllisonIndividual$250K (2%)
- Ronald LauderIndividual$250K (2%)
The people behind it
The people giving to Security Is Strength PAC
- Miriam AdelsonPhysician · Adelson Clinic · NV$1.0M
- Paul SingerPresident · Elliott Investment Management · FL$750K2 gifts
- Larry MizelCEO · M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. · CO$250K3 gifts
- David EllisonChairman & CEO · Paramount Skydance Corp · CA$250K
- Ronald LauderChairman · Estee Lauder Companies · NY$250K
- Chase ZimmermanCEO · Miles Per Hour Inc · FL$250K
- Laura PerlmutterDirector · The Laura&Isaac Perlmutter Fdn · FL$250K
- Marc RowanCEO · Apollo Global · NY$100K
- Stephen RossChairman · Related Companies · NY$100K
- Jay FaisonFounder & Managing Partner · Clearpath Foundation · NC$100K
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- Asha JadejaRetired · CA$100K
- Alexander KarpExecutive · Palantir Technologies Inc · NH$90K
- Nicholas Mastroianni IICEO · Summit Ventures · FL$50K
- Rom ReddyCEO · Rgmr Management Company · SC$50K
- Nelson PeltzInvestor · Trian Partners · FL$25K
- Dikran YacoubianPresident · Old Town Digital · SC$25K
- Joseph Michael JacobsPresident · Wexford Capital · FL$10K
- Randolph LowellAttorney · Burr & Forman, LLP · SC$10K
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
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Amount | Won? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Andrews | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $4.1M | ✗ No |
| Darline Graham | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $3.9M | ✗ No |
| Darline Graham | South Carolina Senate (primary) | Supporting | $3.8M | ✓ Yes |
| Ralph Norman | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $1.7M | Unknown |
| Mark Lynch | South Carolina Senate (primary) | Attacking | $1.4M | Unknown |
| Annie Andrews | South Carolina Senate (primary) | Attacking | $121K | ✗ No |
Questions people ask
- How much did Security Is Strength PAC spend in 2026, and did it win?
- Security Is Strength PAC spent $15M on independent expenditures in the 2026 federal elections, and 87% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 32% were on the winning side ($3.8M won, $8.2M lost). $3.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
- Who funds Security Is Strength PAC?
- Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Securing American Greatness, Inc. ($4.0M), American Jobs and Security ($3.8M), Lawrence J Ellison Revocable Trust ($1.0M), Miriam Adelson ($1.0M), Paul Singer ($750K), out of $14M received from donors tracked here.
- Which candidates did Security Is Strength PAC spend the most on in 2026?
- against Annie Andrews (South Carolina Senate, $4.1M, lost); for Darline Graham (South Carolina Senate, $3.9M, lost); for Darline Graham (South Carolina Senate, $3.8M, won).