Which super PACs did America Works Fund Inc fund in 2026?

Texans for a Conservative Majority ($3.4M), Defend US PAC ($2.3M), Hometown Freedom Action Network ($1.3M).

Which candidates did America Works Fund Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $1.8M, lost); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $1.0M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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America Works Fund Inc

Company / nonprofit

Texas

17 reported gifts; 3 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

America Works Fund Inc gave $7.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 73% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 23% were on the winning side ($1.0M won, $3.4M lost, with $85K in races still being counted). $2.0M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$7.0M

73% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

23%

$4.4M scored (64% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.4M

$85K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.5M

$489K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2.0M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M check to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Texans for a Conservative Majority $288K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.4M	$1.0M / $1.2M
Defend US PAC	$2.3M	$0 / $2.2M
Hometown Freedom Action Network $202K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates America Works Fund Inc's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by America Works Fund Inc's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$1.8M	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$1.0M	✓ Yes
Stephen Friess	Wyoming at-large House seat (primary)	Attacking	$884K	Unknown
Wesley Hunt	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$458K	Unknown
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$443K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$439K	Unknown
Stewart Cathey Jr.	Louisiana 5th District	Supporting	$85K	Counting
Thomas Chalifoux	Florida 9th District (primary)	Attacking	$73K	Unknown
Joshua Logan Mckee	Alabama 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$59K	Unknown
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Supporting	$33K	Unknown
Jody Barrett	Tennessee 7th District	Attacking	$11K	Unknown

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did America Works Fund Inc spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: America Works Fund Inc gave $7.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 73% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 23% were on the winning side ($1.0M won, $3.4M lost, with $85K in races still being counted). $2.0M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did America Works Fund Inc fund in 2026?: Texans for a Conservative Majority ($3.4M), Defend US PAC ($2.3M), Hometown Freedom Action Network ($1.3M).
Which candidates did America Works Fund Inc's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $1.8M, lost); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $1.0M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.