Which super PACs did Jonathan Knutz fund in 2026?

Lone Star Liberty PAC ($1.1M), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K), Truth and Courage PAC ($100K), NRCC ($6K).

Which candidates did Jonathan Knutz's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $648K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $161K, lost); against John Sen Cornyn (Texas Senate, about $121K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jonathan Knutz

Individual

CEO, Legacy Medical Consultants · Texas

6 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Jonathan Knutz gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 88% 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 ($2K won, $867K lost, with $3K in races still being counted). $247K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

88% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$869K scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$867K

$3K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$433K

$186K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $247K 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	Won / lost
Lone Star Liberty PAC $80K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M	$0 / $772K
Senate Leadership Fund $36K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$2K / $58K
Truth and Courage PAC $63K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$0 / $37K
NRCC $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$648K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$161K	✗ No
John Sen Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$121K	Unknown
Wesley Hunt	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$113K	Unknown
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
John Sen Cornyn	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$14K	Unknown
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$7K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$5K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$3K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$3K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jonathan Knutz spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Jonathan Knutz gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 88% 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 ($2K won, $867K lost, with $3K in races still being counted). $247K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Jonathan Knutz fund in 2026?: Lone Star Liberty PAC ($1.1M), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K), Truth and Courage PAC ($100K), NRCC ($6K).
Which candidates did Jonathan Knutz's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $648K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $161K, lost); against John Sen Cornyn (Texas Senate, about $121K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.