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

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $737K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

Donor

James Truchard

Individual

Retired, Retired · Texas

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

Backed losers

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $737K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$737K scored (37% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$737K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.3M

$1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 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
Truth and Courage PAC $1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$0 / $737K

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	$737K	✗ 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $737K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $737K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.