Which candidates did James Truchard's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $868K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

Donor

James Truchard

Individual

Retired, Retired · Texas

1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

James Truchard gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $868K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$0 of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$868K

Not spent yet

$1.1M

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
Truth and Courage PAC $1.1M not spent yet	$2.0M		$0 / $868K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$868K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did James Truchard spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: James Truchard gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $868K lost).
Which super PACs did James Truchard fund in 2026?: Truth and Courage PAC ($2.0M).
Which candidates did James Truchard's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $868K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.