Hybrid PAC · DC · C00845271
The Bench
Treasurer: Christopher Koob. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Raised (2025-26)$12,886,762
- Spent$12,727,554
- Cash on hand$168,358
- Outside spending$245,925
Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026. Outside spending from FEC filings through Oct. 30, 2026.
Donors and outside spending
- Raised from its largest donors
- Outside spending for
- Outside spending against
Left: what the group raised, from reports through Oct. 14, 2026. Donors are ranked by what they gave among the group’s 100 largest contributions. “Everyone else” is the rest of what it raised; select it to see more donors. Right: its outside spending through Oct. 30, 2026, including 24- and 48-hour reports. The two sides come from different reports, so they don’t add up to each other.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- Nancy Lacore (D) (opens in a new tab)House · SC-01
- Shannon Kathleen Bird (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CO-08
- Cait Conley (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-17
- Bobby Pulido (D) (opens in a new tab)House · TX-15
- Sarah Trone Garriott (D) (opens in a new tab)House · IA-03
- Bob Brooks (D) (opens in a new tab)House · PA-07
- Jamie Ager (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NC-11
- Matthew Maasdam (D) (opens in a new tab)House · MI-07
- Josh Turek (D) (opens in a new tab)Senate · IA
- Denise Powell (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NE-02
- James Talarico (D) (opens in a new tab)Senate · TX
- Mike Cortese (D) (opens in a new tab)House · TN-04
- Darren McAuley (D) (opens in a new tab)House · FL-12
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
Who funds it
Biggest donors by total given
Each donor’s contributions combined, among the group’s 100 largest this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. A donor who gave many smaller amounts may be missing.
| Donor | Type | Contributions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Mandel | Person | 5 | $3,910,000 |
| Mark W. Heising | Person | 3 | $1,255,000 |
| Better World Civic Trust | Organization | 1 | $500,000 |
| Reed Hastings | Person | 1 | $395,000 |
| Michael Novogratz | Person | 1 | $250,000 |
| Paul Finnegan | Person | 1 | $232,000 |
| Democratic Turnout Project PAC | PAC | 1 | $200,000 |
| William H Helman | Person | 2 | $116,000 |
| Majority Fund | PAC | 5 | $110,120 |
| Ian Cook | Person | 1 | $101,500 |
| Leslie Bluhm | Person | 1 | $60,000 |
| Elizabeth Strickler | Person | 1 | $50,000 |
| Robin Reynolds | Person | 1 | $50,000 |
| Scott Stuart | Person | 1 | $42,500 |
| Gaurav Kapadia | Person | 1 | $42,500 |
| Walsh, Diana | Person | 18 | $18,700 |
| Sue Mandel | Person | 2 | $10,000 |
| Prometheus | Organization | 1 | $8,500 |
| Rory Gates | Person | 1 | $5,000 |
| Eric Mindich | Person | 1 | $5,000 |
| Mark Heising | Person | 1 | $5,000 |
| Kathryn Murdoch | Person | 1 | $5,000 |
| James Murdoch | Person | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Democratic Bench Fund | PAC | 1 | $3,885 |
Largest single contributions
Largest single contributions this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen MandelInvestor, Self Employed | Person | Greenwich, CT | Jan. 30, 2026 | $2,000,000 |
| Stephen MandelInvestor, Self Employed | Person | Greenwich, CT | April 30, 2026 | $1,000,000 |
| Mark W. HeisingFounder/Managing Director, Medley Partners LLC | Person | San Francisco, CA | Dec. 12, 2025 | $1,000,000 |
| Stephen MandelInvestor, Self Employed | Person | Greenwich, CT | June 22, 2026 | $900,000 |
| Better World Civic Trust | Organization | Pittsburgh, PA | March 12, 2026 | $500,000 |
| Reed HastingsChairman, Netflix | Person | Santa Cruz, CA | March 31, 2026 | $395,000 |
| Mark W. HeisingInvestor, Self Employed | Person | San Francisco, CA | June 15, 2026 | $250,000 |
| Michael NovogratzCEO, Galaxy Digital | Person | New York, NY | March 2, 2026 | $250,000 |
| Paul FinneganChairman, Madison Dearborn Partners | Person | Evanston, IL | May 22, 2026 | $232,000 |
| Democratic Turnout Project PAC | PAC | Washington, DC | March 17, 2026 | $200,000 |
| Ian CookNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | New Canaan, CT | Feb. 11, 2026 | $101,500 |
| William H HelmanPartner, Greylock Partners | Person | Boston, MA | Feb. 6, 2026 | $73,500 |
| Leslie BluhmCo-Founder, Chicago Cares INC | Person | Chicago, IL | Feb. 12, 2026 | $60,000 |
| Majority Fund | PAC | Washington, DC | Sept. 26, 2025 | $50,550 |
| Elizabeth StricklerFounder, Three Cairns Group | Person | New York, NY | April 13, 2026 | $50,000 |
| Robin ReynoldsNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Atherton, CA | June 23, 2026 | $50,000 |
| Scott StuartInvestor, Sageview Capital | Person | Greenwich, CT | May 21, 2026 | $42,500 |
| Gaurav KapadiaCEO, XN LP | Person | New York, NY | May 26, 2026 | $42,500 |
| William H HelmanPartner, Greylock Partners | Person | Boston, MA | May 20, 2026 | $42,500 |
| Majority Fund | PAC | Washington, DC | March 13, 2026 | $29,750 |
See every contribution to The Bench on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.