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Megadonor

Stephen Mandel

Founder · Lone Pine Capital · Greenwich, CT · Strong Democrat
Total Contributions
$96.5M
759 contributions
Avg Contribution
$127K
Committees Funded
25
Election Cycles
4
Megadonor (Strong Democrat). $96,506,937 total across 140 committees over 4 election cycles. Largest recipient: Ab Pac ($18,800,000). $83,991,207 to PACs/Super PACs. $1,458,330 directly to candidates.
🏛️ Party Direction
$7.1M DEM
$830 GOP
📈 Contribution Timeline
2026
$5.6M
59 contribs
2024
$38.0M
200 contribs
2022
$27.5M
200 contribs
2020
$25.4M
300 contribs
🏆 Electoral Scoreboard
Mixed record: 40 wins, 39 losses (51% success rate) across decided races. Outcomes attributed via PAC IE targeting are approximate — the donor funds the PAC, not specific races.
51%
Success Rate
40
Wins
39
Losses
7
Pending
Candidate
State
Office
Cycle
Amount
Channel
Result
Crockett
TX
Senate
2026
$500K
via Lone Star Rising Pac
Pending
Talarico
TX
Senate
2026
$500K
via Lone Star Rising Pac
Pending
Pulido
TX
House
2026
$500K
via Lone Star Rising Pac
Pending
President
2024
$42K
Direct
Pending
DEM Senate races
Senate
2024
$7.1M
via Forward Majority Acti
14W-12L
DEM Senate races
Senate
2024
$3.0M
via American Bridge Resea
14W-12L
DEM Senate races
Senate
2022
$7.1M
via Forward Majority Acti
12W-12L
President
2020
$101K
Direct
Pending
DEM Senate races
Senate
2020
$7.1M
via Forward Majority Acti
14W-15L
📋 Committee Breakdown
Committee
Type
Total
Count
Cycles
Hybrid PAC
$18.8M
13
2020, 2022
Hybrid PAC
$15.0M
4
2022, 2024
Super PAC
$13.5M
6
2024, 2026
Hybrid PAC — Nonqual
$11.9M
20
2020, 2022, 2024, 2026
Super PAC
$7.1M
11
2020, 2022, 2024
Party — Qualified
$3.7M
44
2020, 2022, 2024, 2026
Party — Qualified
$3.7M
43
2020, 2022, 2024, 2026
Party — Qualified
$3.6M
37
2020, 2022, 2024, 2026
Super PAC
$3.0M
2
2024
Super PAC
$3.0M
3
2020
Super PAC
$2.0M
2
2024
Hybrid PAC
$1.8M
2
2026
PAC — Nonconnected
$1.7M
6
2024
Super PAC
$1.5M
2
2022
PAC — Nonconnected
$1.1M
6
2020
Super PAC
$500K
1
2026
Super PAC
$500K
2
2022
Hybrid PAC
$450K
3
2020
Super PAC
$325K
3
2024, 2026
PAC — Nonconnected
$182K
2
2024
Super PAC
$150K
3
2020
House Campaign
$101K
3
2020
Hybrid PAC
$100K
2
2024
Super PAC
$100K
2
2024