Which candidates did American Opportunities Action's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $847K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $123K, won); against Jasmine Crockett (Texas Senate, about $122K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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American Opportunities Action

Company / nonprofit

2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

American Opportunities Action gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $0 lost). $122K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$1.1M scored (90% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

Not allocated or result unknown

$122K

$0 not allocated to tracked outside spending; $122K 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Lone Star Rising PAC	$1.2M		$1.1M / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Opportunities Action's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Opportunities Action's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$847K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$123K	✓ Yes
Jasmine Crockett	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$122K	Unknown
James Talarico	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$108K	✓ Yes
Bobby Pulido	Texas 15th District (primary)	Supporting	$38	✓ Yes
Vicente Gonzalez	Texas 34th District (primary)	Supporting	$38	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did American Opportunities Action spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: American Opportunities Action gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($1.1M won, $0 lost). $122K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Opportunities Action fund in 2026?: Lone Star Rising PAC ($1.2M).
Which candidates did American Opportunities Action's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $847K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $123K, won); against Jasmine Crockett (Texas Senate, about $122K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.