October 19, 2026
Brand-new super PAC spends $600K in Ohio's Senate race attacking Husted, boosting Libertarian Redpath
A Wisconsin-based super PAC that registered this month, Buckeye Freedom PAC, placed a $600,000 dual-purpose ad buy in Ohio's tied Senate race — the ads attack Republican Jon Husted as a "RINO" while urging votes for Libertarian William Redpath, disseminated Oct 17. The buy was reported to the FEC as two $600K lines (oppose Husted / support Redpath); it is a single ad with a $600K true outlay. The PAC has filed no donor report; its only named principal is compliance treasurer Thomas Datwyler.
Source: Semblen ad tracker →October 19, 2026
New Democratic super PAC runs $382.5K of dual-purpose ads across IA, OH, GA Senate races
Project Bullhorn PAC, a San Francisco-based Democratic super PAC registered in April 2026 ($1.5M raised; treasurer Laurie Van Hall of Bee Compliance, ex-Buttigieg 2020 finance operations), ran $382,500 in true-outlay comparative ads — reported as three dual-purpose pairs totaling $765K — for Josh Turek (IA-Sen), Sherrod Brown (OH-Sen), and Jon Ossoff (GA-Sen), against Ashley Hinson, Jon Husted, and Mike Collins. Its donors are disclosed in its Q3 FEC report.
Source: FEC →October 18, 2026
Labor group Working America pours $1.7M into Senate races in final weeks
Working America (C90011156), the AFL-CIO's community affiliate, reported about $1.66 million in new independent expenditures Oct 15–17: $500,250 supporting Sherrod Brown and $450,750 opposing Jon Husted in Ohio's Senate race; $307,206 opposing Mike Rogers and $182,206 supporting Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan; $125,250 opposing Ashley Hinson and $120,500 supporting Josh Turek in Iowa — plus smaller buys in Georgia and Minnesota. Its 2026 cycle total is about $2.2 million.
Source: FEC →October 18, 2026
'Enough Promises Ohio' adds $484K more boosting socialist spoiler in OH-Sen
Enough Promises Ohio (C00962563) reported two more dual-purpose ad buys in Ohio's Senate race Oct 15–16 — each filed as paired lines supporting socialist Gregory Levy and opposing Sherrod Brown ($376,500 on Oct 16 via Outbound Messaging LLC; $107,830 on Oct 15 via Seven Farms), a true combined outlay of about $484,330. Its cycle true-outlay total is about $1.1 million. The PAC is the subject of PoliVion's spoiler-playbook Case 1.
Source: FEC →October 18, 2026
Crypto PACs escalate in Ohio: Fairshake affiliate spending hits $46.6M against Brown as Ohio Senate becomes costliest race
Per FEC filings released Oct 15, the Fairshake affiliate Defend American Jobs has spent $46.6 million on media opposing Sherrod Brown and supporting Jon Husted in the Ohio Senate race — more than 50% above the $30 million Fairshake announced in September it planned to spend against Brown. The Winklevoss twins' Digital Freedom Fund added about $3 million in ad spending this week, bringing its Ohio total above $5.9 million. The Ohio Senate race now carries $422.6 million in past and future ad reservations, making it the most expensive Senate contest of the cycle.
Source: Cointelegraph →October 17, 2026
Crypto PACs pour $52M into Ohio Senate race against Sherrod Brown
FEC filings Thursday show the Fairshake affiliate Defend American Jobs spent $46.6 million opposing former Sen. Sherrod Brown and backing Sen. Jon Husted in OH-Sen — a sharp jump from the $30M Fairshake said it planned to spend in September. Separately, the Winklevoss twins' new Digital Freedom Fund reported about $3M in ad spending this week opposing Brown and supporting Husted, bringing its total above $5.9M. (Sourcing: single-outlet Cointelegraph report on the filings; figures not independently pulled.)
Source: Cointelegraph →October 13, 2026
MAGA-linked PAC spends $397K on mailers promoting socialist spoiler Greg Levy over Sherrod Brown
AP reports that Enough Promises Ohio, a super PAC created Sept. 29 with ties to Trump's MAGA Inc. orbit, paid mail vendor Seven Farms more than $397,000 for mailers promoting independent socialist candidate Greg Levy over Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Ohio Senate race. Levy condemned the mailers as impersonation and is considering legal action. The case extends PoliVion's /spoiler-playbook/ Enough Promises Ohio entry.
Source: Associated Press (via Columbus Dispatch) →October 11, 2026
Pop-up super PAC spends $181,380 on mailers backing socialist independent Greg Levy in Ohio Senate race
A newly formed super PAC called Enough Promises Ohio (FEC #C00962563) reported $181,380 in independent expenditures on printing and postage supporting Gregory Levy, the independent socialist candidate in Ohio's U.S. Senate special election. Levy is on the November ballot against Republican Jon Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown. FEC records show the PAC was created on September 29, 2026 — less than two weeks before its first spending report — and lists Johnmark Roller of Reynoldsburg, Ohio as treasurer. Its donors have not been disclosed yet. Election watchers flagged the spending as a possible GOP spoiler effort to siphon votes from Brown in the tight race. The tactic fits a documented pattern: Reuters reported September 18 that 'pop-up' pro-Trump PACs (Ohio Flyer PAC, Buckeyes PAC) spent over $3 million on anti-Brown ads while delaying donor disclosure until mid-October.
Source: FEC committee filings (Enough Promises Ohio, C00962563); Reuters →