Paul Singer
Pro-Israel-policy Republican mega-donor — explicit foreign-policy alignment with the Israeli right.
Who they are.
Founder of Elliott Management, one of the largest activist hedge funds in the world. Long-running top GOP mega-donor and one of the most influential pro-Israel donors in the Republican Party, funding both the Republican Jewish Coalition and Christian-Zionist think tanks like the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
The chain.
- Republican Jewish CoalitionMajor donor
- AIPAC PACTop individual donor (per FEC)
- United Democracy ProjectMajor donor
- Senate Leadership FundTop donor (McConnell-aligned super PAC)
- Mitt Romney (R, 2012 presidential)Top early bundler; ~$5M+ to Restore Our Future2012 · Won GOP nomination, lost general
- Senate Republican incumbents (broad)~$20M to Senate Leadership Fund 20242024 · GOP won Senate majority
- Jamaal Bowman / Cori BushMajor donor to UDP, which spent ~$23M combined against them2024 · Both defeated in 2024 primaries
The targets.
On the record.
“The State of Israel is the front line in a long war against forces of nihilism and tyranny that threaten every free society.”
“Singer has been one of the most reliable individual donors to the Republican Jewish Coalition and AIPAC's political arm for more than a decade.”
Sources.
Questions about Paul Singer.
Why is Paul Singer politically influential?
Singer combines very large cycle-over-cycle contributions ($30-50M+ per cycle) with active operational involvement — he chairs the Manhattan Institute, sits on the RJC board, and bundles for Senate Republican leadership. Few individual donors combine financial scale with that level of institutional positioning.
Has Singer funded primary challenges?
Singer has been a top individual donor to AIPAC PAC and the United Democracy Project, the super PAC that ran the 2024 primary defeats of Reps. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) and Cori Bush (MO-01) — both removed over foreign-policy votes critical of Israel.
What is Elliott Management?
Elliott Management is a $70B+ activist hedge fund founded by Singer in 1977, known for sovereign-debt litigation (notably against Argentina) and aggressive corporate restructuring campaigns. Elliott's profits underwrite the Singer Family Foundation, which channels his political and policy giving.