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2026 outside spending · who is behind it

Who is behind FAIRSHAKE?

Super PACSpent mainly in primariesFEC C00835959

In FEC filings processed so far, FAIRSHAKE reported $13M in independent expenditures in 2026 House and Senate races: $0 supporting and $13M opposing candidates, across 3 candidates. The filer designated 0% of it for the general election.

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Who it spent for and against.

Independent expenditures are, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. Spending for a candidate is the group's own advertising or outreach, not a contribution to the campaign.

Supporting · $0

No spending supporting a candidate among the candidates listed here.

Opposing · $13M

  1. Juliana Stratton Democrat · Illinois U.S. Senate$10M
  2. La Shawn K Ford Democrat · Illinois U.S. House District 7$2.5M
  3. Robert James Peters Democrat · Illinois U.S. House District 2$817K

Who funds it.

Listed: organizations and committees that gave this group at least $10K this cycle, and individuals who gave it at least $250K (counting contributions of $5,000 or more), named and employed as filed with the FEC. Smaller donors are not named here and no address is shown.

These funders account for $84M of the $84M in itemized receipts this group reported for the cycle (100%). Receipts include transfers from other committees and can include refunds or loans.

Organizations

  1. RIPPLE LABS INC. Organization, as filed$48M
  2. COINBASE Organization, as filed$25M
  3. COINBASE COMMERCE (EXCHANGE) Organization, as filed$8.2M
  4. DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP, INC. Organization, as filed$1.0M
  5. UNIVERSAL NAVIGATION INC., DBA UNISWAP LABS Organization, as filed$1000K
  6. SOLANA POLICY INSTITUTE Organization, as filed$10K

Individuals giving at least $250K

  1. Robert Leshner Employer as filed: EMPLOYER: SUPERSTATE, INC.$300K

Gives to other outside groups.

Outside groups that reported FAIRSHAKE among their funders this cycle.

  1. DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS $33M in outside spending$37M
  2. PROTECT PROGRESS $28M in outside spending$33M

What this does not show.

A gift to an outside group is not a gift to any candidate, and nothing here shows that a funder chose, saw or approved a particular ad. When a funder is a nonprofit, a company or another group, the FEC record names that donor and stops: the people and companies who fund it are not shown unless it reports them to the FEC. Groups that do not file with the FEC, state-level groups and late 24- and 48-hour reports are not included.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Outside spending is independent expenditures for or against named 2026 House and Senate candidates, itemized by committees in the FEC bulk files, primaries included, with the general-election share as each filer designated it. Funders are itemized receipts in the FEC bulk files for the cycle. Late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs, independent expenditures reported by groups that are not political committees, state-level groups and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor, agreement or wrongdoing.