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Outside spender

Government That Works PAC

FEC committee C00915595

Backed winners

Government That Works PAC spent $33M on independent expenditures 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, 99% were on the winning side ($28M won, $257K lost, with $3.9M in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$33M

Winning share of scored dollars

99%

$29M scored (88% of spending); $0 unknown

On the losing side

$257K

$3.9M still being counted

Supporting vs attacking

55% / 45%

$18M for, $15M against

Google says Government That Works PAC also spent $1.4M on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (4% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $22M to Government That Works PAC. This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $72M.
All big donors →
  • Responsive Government ActionCompany / nonprofit$7.0M (31%)
  • Ab PACAnother PAC$3.5M (16%)
  • Civitech, PbcCompany / nonprofit$3.0M (13%)
  • Contours, Inc.Company / nonprofit$2.9M (13%)
  • Your Community PACAnother PAC$600K (3%)
  • Kentuckians Not CorruptionAnother PAC$500K (2%)
  • Keep Wyoming WorkingAnother PAC$500K (2%)
  • Fulcrum PACAnother PAC$500K (2%)
  • Commonsense Hoosiers PACAnother PAC$500K (2%)
  • Michael MoritzIndividual$500K (2%)

The people behind it

The people giving to Government That Works PAC

10 named people gave $1.2M in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.
  • Michael MoritzSenior Advisor · Hrtg Partners · CA$500K
  • Samuel WaltonSelf Employed · Restoration Works LLC · CO$500K2 gifts
  • Anthony DavisCEO · Inherent Group · NY$150K
  • Naomi AberlyNot Employed · MA$10K
  • Paul StrasburgNot Employed · CO$5K
  • Peter FrancisNot Employed · MA$5K
  • Rick SeifertNot Employed · OR$3K
  • Rachel TheilheimerNot Employed · NY$2K
  • Matt RyanNot Employed · MA$500
  • Suzanne LarsonDirector · Doctorow Family Foundation · UT$400

Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one won.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Race not called yet Result not matched
CandidateRaceSpendingAmountWon?
Darline GrahamSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$6.7M✓ Yes
Annie AndrewsSouth Carolina SenateSupporting$4.2M✓ Yes
Adam HamiltonKansas SenateSupporting$4.0M✓ Yes
Josh TurekIowa SenateSupporting$3.4M✓ Yes
Scott ColomMississippi SenateSupporting$3.1MCounting
Roger MarshallKansas SenateAttacking$2.9M✓ Yes
Ken PaxtonTexas SenateAttacking$1.9M✓ Yes
Ashley HinsonIowa SenateAttacking$1.9M✓ Yes
Troy JacksonMaine SenateSupporting$1.6M✓ Yes
James TalaricoTexas SenateSupporting$1.0M✓ Yes
Cindy Hyde-SmithMississippi SenateAttacking$810KCounting
Susan CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$351K✓ Yes

Questions people ask

How much did Government That Works PAC spend in 2026, and did it win?
Government That Works PAC spent $33M on independent expenditures 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, 99% were on the winning side ($28M won, $257K lost, with $3.9M in races still being counted). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Government That Works PAC?
Its biggest reported donors in the 2026 cycle were Responsive Government Action ($7.0M), Ab PAC ($3.5M), Civitech, Pbc ($3.0M), Contours, Inc. ($2.9M), Your Community PAC ($600K), out of $22M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Government That Works PAC spend the most on in 2026?
against Darline Graham (South Carolina Senate, $6.7M, won); for Annie Andrews (South Carolina Senate, $4.2M, won); for Adam Hamilton (Kansas Senate, $4.0M, won).