Which super PACs did Rory Gates fund in 2026?

House Majority PAC ($3.5M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($1.0M), Project 218 ($300K), Somos PAC ($250K), One for All Committee ($150K).

Which candidates did Rory Gates's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $706K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $220K, won); against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $208K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Rory Gates

Individual

Analyst, Afghanistan War Commission · DC

9 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Rory Gates gave $5.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 99% ended up on the winning side ($4.2M won, $48K lost, with $799K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$5.3M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

99%

$4.2M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$48K

$799K still being counted

Not spent yet

$236K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque 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
House Majority PAC	$3.5M	$2.7M / $18K
Lone Star Rising PAC	$1.0M	$1.0M / $0
Project 218 $44K not spent yet	$300K	$195K / $12K
Somos PAC $12K not spent yet	$250K	$162K / $18K
One for All Committee $2K not spent yet	$150K	$125K / $0
DSCC No outside spending reported yet	$44K	$0 / $0
DCCC No outside spending reported yet	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$706K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$220K	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$208K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$168K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$152K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$137K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$136K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$120K	✓ Yes
Paul LePage	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$111K	Counting
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$110K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$109K	✓ Yes
David Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$107K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Rory Gates spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Rory Gates gave $5.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 99% ended up on the winning side ($4.2M won, $48K lost, with $799K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Rory Gates fund in 2026?: House Majority PAC ($3.5M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($1.0M), Project 218 ($300K), Somos PAC ($250K), One for All Committee ($150K).
Which candidates did Rory Gates's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $706K, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $220K, won); against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $208K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.