Which super PACs did Friends of Joe Gruters fund in 2026?

Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. ($1.2M).

Which candidates did Friends of Joe Gruters's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Rick Brattin (Missouri 5th District, about $84K, lost); against Kelly Kirschner (Florida 16th District, about $82K, won); against Blake Miguez (Louisiana Senate, about $80K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Friends of Joe Gruters

Another PAC

Florida

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

Winner

Friends of Joe Gruters gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 68% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($551K won, $226K lost, with $188K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

68% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

71%

$551K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$226K

$188K still being counted

Not spent yet

$219K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. $10K not spent yet	$1.2M		$551K / $226K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Rick Brattin	Missouri 5th District (primary)	Attacking	$84K	✗ No
Kelly Kirschner	Florida 16th District	Attacking	$82K	✓ Yes
Blake Miguez	Louisiana Senate	Attacking	$80K	Unknown
Sydney Gruters	Florida 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$72K	✓ Yes
Jessica Killin	Colorado 5th District	Attacking	$71K	Counting
Clay Fuller	Georgia 14th District	Supporting	$69K	✓ Yes
Justin Pearson	Tennessee 9th District	Attacking	$68K	Counting
Jason Speir	Florida 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Aftyn Behn	Tennessee 7th District	Attacking	$53K	Unknown
Zach Dembo	Kentucky 6th District	Attacking	$45K	✗ No
Mark Teixeira	Texas 21st District (primary)	Supporting	$44K	✓ Yes
Chuck Gray	Wyoming at-large House seat (primary)	Attacking	$44K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Friends of Joe Gruters spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Friends of Joe Gruters gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 68% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($551K won, $226K lost, with $188K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Friends of Joe Gruters fund in 2026?: Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. ($1.2M).
Which candidates did Friends of Joe Gruters's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Rick Brattin (Missouri 5th District, about $84K, lost); against Kelly Kirschner (Florida 16th District, about $82K, won); against Blake Miguez (Louisiana Senate, about $80K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.