AIPAC Super PAC Spent $9.4 Million to Support George Latimer in New York House Primary

One committee, C00799031, spent $9,495,049 to support George Latimer in his bid for New York’s 16th District. This is a matter of federal record. The spending occurred through a series of massive independent expenditures in May 2024. An independent expenditure is money spent for or against a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. These filings show the committee reported two separate payments of $1,176,637 on May 21, 2024, alone.

The financial weight behind these ads comes from a handful of ultra-wealthy individuals. Paul Singer contributed $2,500,000 to the super PAC on July 29, 2025. Marc Rowan and Haim Saban each wired $1,000,000. Blair Frank added $1,500,000 in January 2025. These donors do not live in the district Latimer sought to represent. Their money transformed a local primary into a national priority for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

The filings reveal a pattern of heavy spending concentrated in the weeks before the vote. On May 16, 2024, the committee reported two expenditures of $981,048 each. On May 28, it reported two more payments of $837,065. This rapid deployment of capital totaled millions in less than a fortnight. While the law prohibits candidates from coordinating with these groups, the scale of the support is undeniable.

Beyond the spending in New York, the filings show the committee serves as a massive financial hub. On February 2, 2026, the committee transferred $4,011,200 to a group called "Elect Chicago Women Aka Ecw." On that same day, it sent $1,320,000 to "Affordable Chicago Now! (Acn)." These are documented transfers of millions of dollars out of the primary committee's accounts.

“The committee reported two separate payments of $1,176,637 on May 21, 2024, alone.”

We must distinguish between what is proven and what is inferred. It is proven that $5.3 million left the AIPAC super PAC for Chicago-based committees. It is not yet documented that this money was intended for specific Illinois races. We infer a connection between these committees based on the timing of the transfers, but the filings do not explicitly trace the final destination of those dollars.

The committee also moved money back to its parent organization. Between January 2025 and April 2026, the super PAC sent over $3 million back to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in smaller increments. For example, it transferred $616,288 on February 26, 2026, and repeated that exact amount on March 23, 2026. This indicates a high-frequency circular flow of capital between the nonprofit and its political arm.

Latimer was not the only candidate with outside money in the race. Committee C00606962 spent $1,338,070 in opposition to him. Another group, C00630665, spent $783,227 against his candidacy. However, the pro-Latimer spending from AIPAC-aligned groups dwarfed the opposition by a factor of nearly five to one. This financial disparity is the central feature of the NY-16 contest.

This structure should concern voters regardless of their political leanings. When a national interest group can spend $9.4 million on a single House primary, the local nature of the election changes. The filings show that the majority of the funding came from donors who will never be constituents of the winner. This creates a transparency problem where the primary drivers of a campaign are far removed from the voters themselves.

Watch the July 2026 quarterly reports to see if the Chicago transfers were spent or moved again. Those filings will clarify the ultimate destination of the $5.3 million sent to Illinois. We will also monitor whether the circular transfers back to AIPAC continue at the same $600,000-per-month pace. The filings suggest a permanent, high-velocity infrastructure for moving political capital across state lines.