Which super PACs did Energy Transfer Partners fund in 2026?

Texans for a Conservative Majority ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Energy Transfer Partners's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $705K, lost); for John Cornyn (Texas Senate, about $150K, unknown); against Wesley Hunt (Texas Senate, about $145K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Energy Transfer Partners

Company / nonprofit

Texas

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

Loser

Energy Transfer Partners gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 54% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 29% ended up on the winning side ($475K won, $1.1M lost, with $105K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

54% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

29%

$475K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

$105K still being counted

Not spent yet

$306K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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 $26K not spent yet	$1.0M		$472K / $378K
Congressional Leadership Fund $131K not spent yet	$1.0M		$2K / $761K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$705K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$150K	Unknown
Wesley Hunt	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$145K	✓ Yes
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$58K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$47K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Vicente Gonzalez	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$28K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Energy Transfer Partners spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Energy Transfer Partners gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 54% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 29% ended up on the winning side ($475K won, $1.1M lost, with $105K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Energy Transfer Partners fund in 2026?: Texans for a Conservative Majority ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Energy Transfer Partners's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $705K, lost); for John Cornyn (Texas Senate, about $150K, unknown); against Wesley Hunt (Texas Senate, about $145K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.