Which super PACs did Reid Hoffman fund in 2026?

Lone Star Rising PAC ($17M), House Majority PAC ($8.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($5.0M), New Engagement PAC ($1.0M), Montana Voters PAC ($500K).

Which candidates did Reid Hoffman's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $12M, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $1.7M, won); against Jasmine Crockett (Texas Senate, about $1.7M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Reid Hoffman

Individual

Partner, LinkedIn co-founder / Greylock · Washington

11 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Reid Hoffman gave $32M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($23M won, $45K lost, with $935K in races still being counted). $1.7M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$32M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$23M scored (72% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$45K

$935K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$7.9M

$6.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.7M 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 Rising PAC	$17M	$15M / $0
House Majority PAC $472K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$8.5M	$7.0M / $41K
Senate Majority PAC $5.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$5.0M	$0 / $0
New Engagement PAC $693K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$303K / $4K
Montana Voters PAC	$500K	$500K / $0
DSCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0
DCCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$12M	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$1.7M	✓ Yes
Jasmine Crockett	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.7M	Unknown
James Talarico	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.5M	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$477K	✓ Yes
Aaron Flint	Montana 1st District	Attacking	$474K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$386K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$348K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$315K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$312K	✓ Yes
Mike Collins	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$275K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$275K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Reid Hoffman spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Reid Hoffman gave $32M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 100% were on the winning side ($23M won, $45K lost, with $935K in races still being counted). $1.7M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Reid Hoffman fund in 2026?: Lone Star Rising PAC ($17M), House Majority PAC ($8.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($5.0M), New Engagement PAC ($1.0M), Montana Voters PAC ($500K).
Which candidates did Reid Hoffman's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $12M, won); for James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $1.7M, won); against Jasmine Crockett (Texas Senate, about $1.7M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.