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2026 outside spending · who is behind it

Who is behind UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP')?

Super PACSpent mainly in primariesFEC C00799031

In FEC filings processed so far, UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT ('UDP') reported $53M in independent expenditures in 2026 House and Senate races: $23M supporting and $30M opposing candidates, across 12 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 · $23M

  1. Haley Stevens Democrat · Michigan U.S. Senate$11M
  2. Adrian Boafo Democrat · Maryland U.S. House District 5$5.7M
  3. Melissa Conyears-Ervin Democrat · Illinois U.S. House District 7$5.0M
  4. Melissa Hernandez Democrat · California U.S. House District 14$825K
  5. Wesley Bell Democrat · Missouri U.S. House District 1$686K
  6. Ed Gallrein Republican · Kentucky U.S. House District 4$579K

Opposing · $30M

  1. Abdul El-Sayed Democrat · Michigan U.S. Senate$20M
  2. Thomas H. Massie Republican · Kentucky U.S. House District 4$3.6M
  3. Cori Bush Democrat · Missouri U.S. House District 1$2.4M
  4. Tom Malinowski Democrat · New Jersey U.S. House District 11$2.3M
  5. Aisha Wahab Democrat · California U.S. House District 14$1.6M
  6. Jason Friedman Democrat · Illinois U.S. House District 7$60K

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 $69M of the $106M in itemized receipts this group reported for the cycle (65%). Receipts include transfers from other committees and can include refunds or loans.

Organizations

  1. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Organization, as filed$30M
  2. MANZANITA ACTION FUND Organization, as filed$1.6M
  3. KRAFT GROUP LLC Organization, as filed$1.0M
  4. PORTAGE CAPITAL LLC Organization, as filed$650K
  5. SF PROPERTIES LLC Organization, as filed$320K
  6. UNIVERSAL EXPORTS LLC Organization, as filed$250K

Individuals giving at least $250K

  1. Paul Singer Employer as filed: ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$2.6M
  2. Haim Saban Employer as filed: SABAN CAPITAL GROUP$2.0M
  3. Blair Frank Employer as filed: CAPITAL GROUP$1.5M
  4. Marc Rowan Employer as filed: APOLLO MANAGEMENT$1.5M
  5. Sanford Grossman Employer as filed: RETIRED$1.3M
  6. Alan Hartman Employer as filed: CENTERVIEW PARTNERS$1.3M
  7. Jonathon Jacobson Employer as filed: SELF$1.0M
  8. Tony Rubin Employer as filed: SELF EMPLOYED$1.0M
  9. Andrew Schwartzberg Employer as filed: HOUSING INC.$1.0M
  10. Jacob Brodie Employer as filed: BGCP$913K
  11. Victor Kohn Employer as filed: RETIRED$850K
  12. Alyce De Toledo Employer as filed: NOT EMPLOYED$825K
  13. Garry Rayant Employer as filed: RETIRED$800K
  14. Daniel Loeb Employer as filed: THIRD POINT LLC$750K
  15. Ira Mitzner Employer as filed: RIDA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION$615K
  16. David Cordish Employer as filed: CORDISH COMPANIES$600K
  17. Avi Friedman Employer as filed: NOT EMPLOYED$550K
  18. Herbert Shear Employer as filed: RETIRED$550K
  19. Michael Leffell Employer as filed: RETIRED$500K
  20. David Messer Employer as filed: FREEPOINT COMMODITIES$500K
  21. Kenneth D Moelis Employer as filed: MOELIS AND COMPANY$500K
  22. Dana Zeff Employer as filed: UNITLEADER$500K
  23. Sidney Ferenc Employer as filed: RETIRED$400K
  24. Robert Blatt Employer as filed: RETIRED$375K
  25. David Moore Employer as filed: MOORE HOLDINGS$375K
  26. Robert Epstein Employer as filed: PROPHET CAPITAL$350K
  27. Ira Riklis Employer as filed: SUTHERLAND CAPITAL MGMT. INC.$350K
  28. Michael Kassen Employer as filed: SELF$340K
  29. Larry Greenberg Employer as filed: NOT EMPLOYED$325K
  30. Howard Jonas Employer as filed: IDT TELECOM$325K
  31. Linda Mirels Employer as filed: KICORP$317K
  32. Paul Baker Employer as filed: NOT EMPLOYED$300K
  33. Richard Leventhal Employer as filed: FEDWAY ASSOCIATES$300K
  34. Gary Opper Employer as filed: RETIRED$300K
  35. Steve Fishman Employer as filed: FISHMAN, BLOCK DIAMOND, LLP$292K
  36. Mark Rubin Employer as filed: NOT EMPLOYED$280K
  37. Douglas Hertz Employer as filed: UNITED DISTRIBUTORS$275K
  38. Steven Price Employer as filed: TOWNSQUARE$270K
  39. Martin Geller Employer as filed: GELLER & COMPANY$268K
  40. Joseph Cayre Employer as filed: RETIRED$250K
  41. Martin Cohen Employer as filed: COHEN AND STEERS$250K
  42. Dave Dollinger Employer as filed: DOLLINGER PROPERTIES$250K
  43. Donny Friend Employer as filed: HOWARD PROPERTIES$250K
  44. Lawrence Goldstein Employer as filed: SANTA MONICA PARTNER$250K
  45. Lawrence Greenberg Employer as filed: NOT EMPLOYED$250K
  46. Jed Nussbaum Employer as filed: NUT TREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$250K
  47. Daniel Och Employer as filed: WILLOUGHBY CAPITAL HOLDINGS$250K
  48. Richard Pzena Employer as filed: PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$250K
  49. Alex Rampell Employer as filed: ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$250K
  50. Linda Rubin Employer as filed: SELF EMPLOYED$250K
  51. David Salomon Employer as filed: RETIRED$250K
  52. Jon Sokoloff Employer as filed: LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS$250K
  53. David Sterling Employer as filed: STERLINGRISK$250K
  54. Anna Tenenblatt Employer as filed: MATCHMASTER INC$250K

55 more funders over the same thresholds gave $4.8M together; the FEC committee page lists every itemized receipt.

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.