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Guardrails Alliance

FEC committee C00949487. Last filed October 15, 2026.

Data pulled from the FEC on October 20, 2026.

FEC C00949487Last filed 2026-10-15Totals through 2026-09-30

The short version

  • Raised $2.4M and spent $630K in the 2026 cycle, through September 30, 2026.
  • Biggest target: $412K opposing Aaron Flint.
  • $1.2M in general election independent expenditures reported in 24 and 48 hour notices.
  • Largest donor on record: Guardrails Action, Inc. (Organization), $1.0M.

What it is

Guardrails Alliance is registered with the FEC as a super PAC. In 2026 it has reported $1.6M in independent expenditures across 5 races, 71% of it helping Democrats.

The Mechanism

A super PAC can raise unlimited amounts from individuals, companies, unions and other groups. It cannot give money directly to candidates or coordinate its spending with them. It spends independently, mostly on ads.

Issues it says it stands for

No record found. The FEC does not record issues. The candidates it supports and opposes are listed below.

Registration

TypeSuper PAC (Independent Expenditure-Only)
Connected organizationNone
TreasurerLee, Lauren Decot
Registered inDC
First filed with the FECMay 4, 2026
Websitewww.guardrailsalliance.org
$2.4MRaised, 2026 cycle
$630KSpent, 2026 cycle
$1.8MCash on hand
$316KIndependent expenditures

Who it supports and opposes

Independent expenditures from its 24 and 48 hour notices, 2026 cycle.

PositionCandidateRaceGeneralPrimary or other
OpposeAaron Flint RMT-01 House$412K$0
OpposeJay Feely RAZ-01 House$412K$0
OpposeJimmy Gomez DCA-34 House$412K$0
SupportAlexander Bores DNY-12 House$0$285K
OpposeDaniel Arrigg Koh DMA-06 House$0$35K

Direct contributions to candidates

RecipientGivenChecks
Guardrails Action, Inc.$19K1
The Worker Agency, LLC$10K1
Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, P.a.$10K1
Westwest Digital LLC$8K1
Owen, Alexandria$6K1
Mba Consulting Group$5K1
Actblue Technical Services$9323
Everyaction, Inc.$7951

Largest itemized contributions processed by the FEC, 2026 cycle.

Who funds it

Donor mix

86%of its money came from its 10 largest named donors
0%came from small donors giving $200 or less
SourceAmountShare
Small donors, $200 or less (not named)$6K0%
Individuals giving over $200 (named)$2.3M96%
PACs and other political committees$80K3%
Total raised$2.4M100%

FEC committee totals, 2026 cycle, through September 30, 2026. The 10 largest donors include recent electronic filings, so their share can run ahead of these totals.

86% from 10 donors

Largest named donors

DonorTypeGivenChecks
Guardrails Action, Inc.Organization No donor disclosure Recent filing$1.0M2
Way To Win Action Fund, Inc.Organization No donor disclosure Recent filing$250K1
Juan Felipe Ceron Uribe OpenaiIndividual$200K1
Rising Tide TrustOrganization No donor disclosure Recent filing$200K1
Dylan Mavrides Jane Street CapitalIndividual$100K1
Jacob Eliosoff Calibrated Markets LLCIndividual$100K1
AFT Solidarity 527Organization No donor disclosure$50K1
John L. O'farrell Not EmployedIndividual$50K1
Benjamin West Trajectory Labs PbcIndividual$50K1
John L. O'Farrell Not EmployedIndividual Recent filing$50K1
American Association of University ProfessorsOrganization No donor disclosure Recent filing$40K1
Working Families Party PACPAC$25K1
Leah Hunt-Hendrix Self EmployedIndividual$25K1
Chris Hyams Not EmployedIndividual$25K1
Adam Pisoni Self EmployedIndividual$25K1
Workers VotePAC Recent filing$25K1
Movement Voter PACPAC Recent filing$20K1
Guardrails Action, Inc.Organization No donor disclosure$19K1
Naomi Aberly Not EmployedIndividual$15K1
Movement Voter PAC FECPAC$10K2
Marina Park-Sutton Not EmployedIndividual$10K1
Elizabeth Braun Not EmployedIndividual$5K1
Gabriel Wu OpenaiIndividual$5K1
Ultraviolet ActionOrganization No donor disclosure$5K1
Holmes Wilson QuietIndividual$5K1

Built from the 100 largest itemized receipts processed by the FEC through June 30, 2026, plus the largest receipts in reports filed electronically through September 30, 2026 (marked "Recent filing").

Where its individual donors work

EmployerGivenDonations
Openai$205K2
Null$109K6
Calibrated Markets LLC$100K1
Jane Street Capital$100K1
Trajectory Labs Pbc$50K1
Quiet$5K1
Slt Strategies$1K1
Caspr$1K1
Democrats.Com$1K1
Parlor Interiors$1K1

Employer as reported by each donor, 2026 cycle, FEC processed totals. Retired, self employed and not employed donors are not shown.

The Gap

Donors marked "No donor disclosure" are companies, LLCs or nonprofits. Unless they are themselves political committees, they do not have to report where their money came from. The disclosed trail ends there.

Primary Sources

  1. FEC committee page: fec.gov/data/committee/C00949487
  2. FEC filings: all reports filed by Guardrails Alliance
  3. Independent expenditures: fec.gov
  4. Receipts: fec.gov
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