Which super PACs did Walter Schlaepfer fund in 2026?

MAGA Inc. ($3.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).

Which candidates did Walter Schlaepfer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $204K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $130K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $99K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Walter Schlaepfer

Individual

Advisor, Jpm · Colorado

3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Walter Schlaepfer gave $3.5M 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 ($6K won, $2.0M lost, with $168K in races still being counted). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$2.0M scored (56% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.0M

$168K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.4M

$1.4M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $5K 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
MAGA Inc. $1.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.0M		$5K / $1.5M
Congressional Leadership Fund $75K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K		$1K / $405K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$204K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$130K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$99K	✗ No
Jared Moskowitz	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$73K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$72K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$61K	✗ No
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$53K	✗ No
Pia Dandiya	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$49K	✗ No
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez	Washington 3rd District	Attacking	$44K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$42K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Walter Schlaepfer spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Walter Schlaepfer gave $3.5M 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 ($6K won, $2.0M lost, with $168K in races still being counted). $5K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Walter Schlaepfer fund in 2026?: MAGA Inc. ($3.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).
Which candidates did Walter Schlaepfer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $204K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $130K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $99K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.