Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2026?

Texans for a Conservative Majority ($7.9M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).

Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $5.4M, lost); for John Cornyn (Texas Senate, about $1.2M, unknown); against Wesley Hunt (Texas Senate, about $1.1M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Nau III

Individual

Chairman and CEO, Sed Holdings · Texas

5 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

John Nau III gave $8.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 81% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 53% ended up on the winning side ($3.6M won, $3.3M lost, with $53K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.4M

81% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

53%

$3.6M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.3M

$53K still being counted

Not spent yet

$1.4M

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Texans for a Conservative Majority $197K not spent yet	$7.9M		$3.6M / $2.9M
Congressional Leadership Fund $65K not spent yet	$500K		$1K / $381K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$5.4M	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.2M	Unknown
Wesley Hunt	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Vicente Gonzalez	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$14K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Nau III spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: John Nau III gave $8.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 81% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 53% ended up on the winning side ($3.6M won, $3.3M lost, with $53K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2026?: Texans for a Conservative Majority ($7.9M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).
Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $5.4M, lost); for John Cornyn (Texas Senate, about $1.2M, unknown); against Wesley Hunt (Texas Senate, about $1.1M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.