PaidForPolitics

Super PAC · DC · C00928374

Jobs and Democracy PAC

Can raise unlimited money from people, companies and unions, and spend it on ads for or against candidates. It can’t give directly to campaigns or coordinate with them.

Treasurer: Jorge Badillo. Connected organization: Public First. View on FEC.gov

Tracked under: AI & data centers

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $20,735,723
  • Spent
    $20,065,334
  • Cash on hand
    $670,390
  • Outside spending
    $18,874,457

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Sept. 30, 2026. Outside spending from FEC filings through Oct. 30, 2026.

Donors and outside spending

Public First Action INC$12.7MPublic First$4.0MPublic First Action$2.6MBryson Gillette, LLC$1.0MJan Leike$100KGirish Naglapur Sastry$75KEveryone else$76KFor Alexander Bores (D)$15.0MFor Valerie Foushee (D)$1.6MAgainst Gabe Evans (R)$599KFor Brian Poindexter (D)$570KFor Colin Allred (D)$400KFor Bob Brooks (D)$250KJobs and Democracy PAC
  • Raised from its largest donors
  • Outside spending for
  • Outside spending against

Left: what the group raised, from reports through Sept. 30, 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
  1. Alexander Bores (D)House · NY-12
    • For$15.0M
  2. Valerie Foushee (D)House · NC-04
    • For$1.6M
  3. Gabe Evans (R)House · CO-08
    • Against$599K
  4. Brian Poindexter (D)House · OH-07
    • For$570K
  5. Colin Allred (D)House · TX-33
    • For$400K
  6. Bob Brooks (D)House · PA-07
    • For$250K

Outside spending includes $599,445 from 24- and 48-hour reports, as filed, and matches our race 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.

DonorTypeContributionsTotal
Public First Action INCOrganization7$12,748,985
Public FirstPAC9$4,049,000
Public First ActionOrganization3$2,650,000
Bryson Gillette, LLCOrganization3$1,037,128
Jan LeikePerson1$100,000
Girish Naglapur SastryPerson1$75,000
Todor MarkovPerson1$50,000
Stronger Together PaPAC1$13,500
Steven AdlerPerson1$10,000
Matthew David FisherPerson1$1,000

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.

ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Public First Action INCOrganizationWashington, DCJune 10, 2026$3,285,000
Public First Action INCOrganizationWashington, DCJune 16, 2026$3,000,000
Public First Action INCOrganizationWashington, DCJune 12, 2026$3,000,000
Public First Action INCOrganizationWashington, DCApril 15, 2026$3,000,000
Public FirstPACWashington, DCJune 12, 2026$2,000,000
Public First ActionOrganizationWashington, DCFeb. 23, 2026$1,500,000
Bryson Gillette, LLCOrganizationSanta Barbara, CAMarch 31, 2026$879,453
Public FirstPACWashington, DCMay 22, 2026$750,000
Public First ActionOrganizationWashington, DCFeb. 17, 2026$650,000
Public First ActionOrganizationWashington, DCFeb. 24, 2026$500,000
Public FirstPACWashington, DCMarch 4, 2026$500,000
Public First Action INCOrganizationWashington, DCJune 9, 2026$415,000
Public FirstPACWashington, DCJune 3, 2026$400,000
Public FirstPACWashington, DCMay 26, 2026$150,000
Public FirstPACWashington, DCMarch 5, 2026$100,000
Public FirstPACWashington, DCFeb. 11, 2026$100,000
Jan LeikeResearcher, AnthropicPersonSan Francisco, CAFeb. 23, 2026$100,000
Bryson Gillette, LLCOrganizationSanta Barbara, CAMarch 31, 2026$99,955
Girish Naglapur SastryIndependent Research and Advising, Self EmployedPersonSanta Fe, NMFeb. 17, 2026$75,000
Bryson Gillette, LLCOrganizationSanta Barbara, CAApril 27, 2026$57,720

See every contribution to Jobs and Democracy PAC on FEC.gov. Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.