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 $73K, lost); against Kelly Kirschner (Florida 16th District, about $70K, won); against Blake Miguez (Louisiana 6th District, about $70K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Friends of Joe Gruters

Another PAC

Florida

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

Backed winners

Friends of Joe Gruters gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 87% 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, 65% were on the winning side ($384K won, $208K lost, with $217K in races still being counted). $201K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

87% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

65%

$592K scored (50% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$208K

$217K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$375K

$174K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $201K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 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
Conservatives for American Excellence Inc. $174K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M		$384K / $208K

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	$73K	✗ No
Kelly Kirschner	Florida 16th District	Attacking	$70K	✓ Yes
Blake Miguez	Louisiana 6th District	Attacking	$70K	Counting
Sydney Gruters	Florida 16th District (primary)	Supporting	$62K	✓ Yes
Jessica Killin	Colorado 5th District	Attacking	$61K	Counting
Clay Fuller	Georgia 14th District	Supporting	$60K	✓ Yes
Justin Pearson	Tennessee 9th District	Attacking	$59K	Counting
Jason Speir	Florida 16th District (primary)	Attacking	$51K	Unknown
Aftyn Behn	Tennessee 7th District	Attacking	$46K	Unknown
Zach Dembo	Kentucky 6th District	Attacking	$39K	✗ No
Mark Teixeira	Texas 21st District (primary)	Supporting	$38K	✓ Yes
Chuck Gray	Wyoming at-large House seat (primary)	Attacking	$38K	✗ 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 87% 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, 65% were on the winning side ($384K won, $208K lost, with $217K in races still being counted). $201K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $73K, lost); against Kelly Kirschner (Florida 16th District, about $70K, won); against Blake Miguez (Louisiana 6th District, about $70K, pending). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.