Which super PACs did Amos Hostetter fund in 2026?

House Majority PAC ($2.0M), Lcv Victory Fund ($600K), Ab PAC ($325K), Project 218 ($250K), Lone Star Rising PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did Amos Hostetter's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $224K, won); against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $119K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $102K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Amos Hostetter

Individual

Chief Executive Officer, Pilot House Associates (cable fortune) · Massachusetts

13 gifts to 10 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Amos Hostetter gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 97% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($2.9M won, $92K lost, with $641K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$4.0M

98% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

97%

$2.9M

Spent on the losing side

$92K

$641K still being counted

Not spent yet

$342K

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	$2.0M	$1.6M / $10K
Lcv Victory Fund	$600K	$478K / $12K
Ab PAC	$325K	$249K / $26K
Project 218	$250K	$190K / $12K
Lone Star Rising PAC	$250K	$250K / $0
Leaders We Deserve No outside spending reported yet	$225K	$31K / $7K
Article One Inc. PAC	$100K	$79K / $5K
Edf Action Votes	$100K	$80K / $12K
Women Vote	$100K	$7K / $7K
DCCC No outside spending reported yet	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$224K	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$119K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$102K	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$95K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$93K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$87K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$85K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$78K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$77K	✓ Yes
David Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$73K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Amos Hostetter spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Amos Hostetter gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). 97% of the money with a result ended up on the winning side ($2.9M won, $92K lost, with $641K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Amos Hostetter fund in 2026?: House Majority PAC ($2.0M), Lcv Victory Fund ($600K), Ab PAC ($325K), Project 218 ($250K), Lone Star Rising PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Amos Hostetter's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $224K, won); against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $119K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $102K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.