October 22, 2026
SMP-funded pop-up adds $350K against Honeycutt (SC-1); $719K cycle across six House races
The American Democracy Project, a super PAC registered in July and anchored by $300K from Senate Majority PAC, filed another $350,000 opposing Jenny Costa Honeycutt (SC-1) — bringing its cycle total to $719K, nearly all negative spending against Republican House candidates (Gruters FL-16, Feely AZ-1, Lawler NY-17, Constantino NY-21) plus $34.6K supporting Tom Suozzi (NY-3). Donors are disclosed; no watchlist add.
Source: FEC filings →October 21, 2026
Dark-money 527 drops another $81K in pro-Suozzi mail in NY-3 — funders still hidden
The Center for Democratic Priorities, a 527 with no FEC committee registration and no scheduled donor report, filed a second Form 5 on Oct 20: $80,875 in direct mail supporting Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY-03), disseminated Oct 19 via Mission Control Inc (calendar year-to-date $191,186). The filing reports $0 in contributions received — its funders may never be FEC-disclosed.
Source: FEC (Form 5 filing) →October 20, 2026
In NY-3, a MAGA Inc.-funded PAC is spending millions against an AIPAC-backed Democratic incumbent — and a dark-money group shadows his side
PoliVion’s NY-3 story (polivion.com/ny-3/): No Going Back PAC — registered Sept 1 and reported by Reuters as fully funded by MAGA Inc. — has filed about $6.6M in independent expenditures in this race (about $4.9M against Rep. Tom Suozzi, $1.7M for Mike LiPetri), part of a reported ~$8M effort, while disclosing no donors at all. Suozzi, who carries $498,824 in AIPAC-linked support, got help from the Center for Democratic Priorities, a dark-money 527 whose donors may never be public: $110,310 in mail — from the same group that put about $5.7M behind another AIPAC-aligned Democrat in Michigan through UDP’s own media buyer. Meanwhile the Democrats’ House Majority PAC, which spent $5.9M for Suozzi in 2024, has spent nothing in NY-3 this cycle. Cook rates the race Likely D.
Source: PoliVion (FEC data) →October 19, 2026
Democratic super PAC adds $192K in House-race ads across FL, AZ, NY; donors disclosed
American Democracy Project, a DC-based Democratic super PAC run by veteran compliance operator Victoria Perrone (treasurer for Fetterman 2022 and Mamdani 2025), added $191,812 in new independent expenditures: opposing Republicans Sydney Gruters (FL-16), Thomas Feely (AZ-1), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Anthony Constantino (NY-21), and supporting Democrats Tom Suozzi (NY-3) and Blake Gendebien (NY-21). Its Q3 FEC report disclosed $638.5K raised ($338.5K from individuals, $300K from another committee).
Source: FEC →October 19, 2026
Dark-money 527 behind ~$5.5M of pro-Stevens ads resurfaces with $110K mail for Suozzi in NY-3
The Center for Democratic Priorities, a secretive 527 that spent an estimated $5.7M on TV ads boosting Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary without ever disclosing a donor or registering with the FEC or IRS, has resurfaced in the general election: its first-ever FEC filing reports $110,310 in direct mail supporting Tom Suozzi (NY-3). Abdul El-Sayed publicly alleged the group was funded by AIPAC; AIPAC denied it, and no outlet has documented who funds the group.
Source: InfluenceWatch →October 09, 2026
Cook Political Report moves 18 House races toward Democrats; sees most likely outcome as a 9-to-19-seat Democratic gain
Cook's House editor moved 18 race ratings toward Democrats on Oct. 9: nine Republican incumbents (Miller-Meeks and Nunn in Iowa; Mackenzie, Perry, and Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania; Huizenga in Michigan; Wittman in Virginia; Hill in Arkansas; Spartz in Indiana), five Democratic incumbents (Lee in Nevada; Suozzi and Gillen in New York; Gluesenkamp Perez in Washington; Davis in North Carolina), and four open seats (NE-02, IA-02, KY-06, ME-02). Cook now says Democrats need only 20 percent of the Toss Ups to reach a House majority.
Source: Newsmax (Cook Political Report ratings) →
