Protect Progress
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No. 15 in outside spending in 2026
About
Protect Progress is a Super PAC connected to Fairshake, based in St. Paul, MN, and registered with the FEC in 2023. In 2026 it raised $33.8M, spent $29.2M on ads and other outreach for or against candidates. (from its FEC registration and reports)
- Type
- Super PAC
- Connected organization
- Fairshake
- Based in
- St. Paul, MN
- Treasurer
- Brandon Philipczyk
- Registered with the FEC
- August 18, 2023
- FEC id
- C00848440 ↗
Foreign ties
No foreign tie is documented for this committee. We look for two things: whether a connected company is owned by a foreign parent, and whether the group or its leaders are registered as agents of a foreign government or entity (FARA). No U.S. committee can be a foreign country or take money from one.
Who funds it
Its biggest itemized sources of money in 2026, from its FEC reports. Gifts from individual people are added into one line; we don't publish private people's names.
| Source | Kind | Amount | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairshake | Company, union or group | $33.0M | 6 |
| Kinetic Campaigns | Company, union or group | $269K | 2 |
| Ripple Labs Inc. | Company, union or group | $250K | 1 |
| Targeted Platform Media LLC | Company, union or group | $206K | 3 |
| Ah Capital Management | Company, union or group | $100K | 1 |
| Individual people (combined) | People | $100K | 2 |
Only gifts over $200 are itemized in reports; this list adds up the largest. All its receipts at the FEC ↗
By cycle
- Raised
- Spent
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| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Independent spending | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38.0M | $36.1M | $34.5M | $35K |
| 2026 | $33.8M | $31.2M | $29.2M | $0 |
In 2026, in the races we could match: $22.7M for Democrats, $2.4M against Democrats, $0 for Republicans and $56K against Republicans.
Who it spent for and against in 2026
| Candidate | For / against | Spent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Menefee (D-TX) | For | $6.5M | won |
| Adrian Boafo (D-MD) | For | $5.3M | won |
| Jasmine Clark (D-GA) | For | $4.2M | won |
| Oliver G. Gilbert III (D-FL) | Against | $2.1M | won |
| Shri Thanedar | For | $1.8M | |
| Ritchie John Torres (D-NY) | For | $1.4M | won |
| James Walkinshaw (D-VA) | For | $1.0M | won |
| Melissa Luburich Bean (D-IL) | For | $557K | won |
| April Mcclain Delaney (D-MD) | For | $516K | won |
| George Whitesides (D-CA) | For | $476K | won |
| Mike Mcguire (D-CA) | For | $372K | won |
| Hilda Solis (D-CA) | For | $368K | won |
| Jacqui V Irwin (D-CA) | For | $366K | won |
| Robin Kelly | For | $285K | |
| Donavan Mckinney (D-MI) | Against | $269K | won |
| Robert J. Menendez (D-NJ) | For | $263K | won |
| Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) | For | $190K | won |
| Harry Dunn | For | $172K | |
| Greg Stanton (D-AZ) | For | $158K | won |
| Lois J. Frankel (D-FL) | For | $152K | won |
| Juliana Stratton (D-IL) | Against | $120K | won |
| Suzan K Delbene (D-WA) | For | $113K | won |
| Lateefah Simon (D-CA) | For | $112K | won |
| Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) | For | $109K | won |
| Dave Min (D-CA) | For | $108K | won |
| Lou Correa (D-CA) | For | $107K | won |
| Ted Lieu (D-CA) | For | $106K | won |
| Kim Schrier (D-WA) | For | $105K | won |
| Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) | For | $103K | won |
| Quincy Bareebe | For | $98K |
In 2024
| Candidate | For / against | Spent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elissa Slotkin | For | $10.0M | |
| Ruben Gallego | For | $10.0M | |
| Daniel Helmer | For | $4.0M | |
| Shomari C. Figures | For | $2.4M | |
| Emily Randall | For | $1.5M | |
| Yassamin Ansari | For | $1.4M | |
| Shri Thanedar | For | $1.0M | |
| Julie Johnson | For | $961K | |
| Yevgeny 'Eugene' Vindman | For | $890K | |
| Jimmy Gomez | For | $511K | |
| Andrei Cherny | For | $415K | |
| Anthony Daniels | Against | $238K | |
| Robert J. Menendez | For | $215K | |
| John Anthony Olszewski Jr | For | $209K | |
| Daniel Goldman | For | $151K | |
| Josh Gottheimer | For | $120K | |
| Sarah Elizabeth Mcbride | For | $113K | |
| Ritchie John Torres | For | $110K | |
| Rohit Khanna | For | $109K | |
| Suhas Subramanyam | For | $107K | |
| Timothy Kennedy | For | $69K |
Questions and answers
What is Protect Progress?
Protect Progress is a Super PAC connected to Fairshake, based in St. Paul, MN, and registered with the FEC in 2023. In 2026 it raised $33.8M, spent $29.2M on ads and other outreach for or against candidates.
Who funds Protect Progress?
According to its 2026 FEC reports, its biggest itemized sources were Fairshake ($33.0M), Kinetic Campaigns ($269K) and Ripple Labs Inc. ($250K); gifts from individual people added up to $100K.
How much did Protect Progress spend in 2026?
It raised $33.8M and spent $31.2M in all, including $29.2M in independent spending for or against candidates and $0 given directly to candidates.
Who did Protect Progress support or oppose in 2026?
In 2026, it spent the most for Christian Menefee ($6.5M), Adrian Boafo ($5.3M) and Jasmine Clark ($4.2M) and the most against Oliver G. Gilbert III ($2.1M), Donavan Mckinney ($269K) and Juliana Stratton ($120K).
Does Protect Progress have foreign ties?
None is documented. Federal law bars foreign governments, companies and people from giving or spending in U.S. elections or directing a PAC's spending.
The law: foreign money and PACs
- Foreign nationals (foreign governments, foreign companies, and people who aren't citizens or green-card holders) can't give or spend in any U.S. election, directly or through others, or make a PAC's decisions. FEC ↗ (52 U.S.C. 30121)
- A U.S. subsidiary of a foreign company may have a PAC, as long as only its U.S. employees fund it and only U.S. persons run it.
- A company or union PAC is funded by voluntary gifts from employees or members; the company may only pay its running costs. A super PAC can take unlimited money from companies, unions and people, but can't coordinate with candidates.
- Anyone who lobbies or does political work in the U.S. for a foreign government or entity must register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Justice Department ↗
- Can foreign countries donate to U.S. elections? →
All campaign money → · Its FEC filings ↗ · Money in politics
Source: FEC API. "For / against" is independent spending (ads, mail, calls) reported to the FEC; results come from our 2026 data. A backed candidate winning doesn't prove the spending decided the race. Updated: Nov 8, 1:49 AM ET.
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