Which candidates did Greg Brockman's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $901K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $225K, lost); against Aftyn Behn (Tennessee 7th District, about $25K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Greg Brockman

Individual

President and Co-Founder, OpenAI · California

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

Loser

Greg Brockman gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($3K won, $1.2M lost, with $55K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$13M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$3K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.2M

$55K still being counted

Not spent yet

$11M

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques 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 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
Maga Inc. $11M not spent yet	$13M		$3K / $1.2M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$901K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$225K	✗ No
Aftyn Behn	Tennessee 7th District	Attacking	$25K	Unknown
Matt Van Epps	Tennessee 7th District	Supporting	$25K	Counting
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$25K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$11K	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$7K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$6K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$6K	✗ No
Shannon Taylor	Virginia 1st District	Attacking	$4K	Counting
Tom Perriello	Virginia 5th District	Attacking	$3K	Counting
Matthew Dunlap	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$3K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Greg Brockman spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Greg Brockman gave $13M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($3K won, $1.2M lost, with $55K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Greg Brockman fund in 2026?: Maga Inc. ($13M).
Which candidates did Greg Brockman's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $901K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $225K, lost); against Aftyn Behn (Tennessee 7th District, about $25K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.