Which super PACs did Derick Cooper fund in 2026?

Maga Inc. ($1.0M), NRSC ($44K).

Which candidates did Derick Cooper's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $72K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $18K, lost); against Aftyn Behn (Tennessee 7th District, about $2K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Derick Cooper

Individual

Manager, Qol Medical · Florida

2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Derick Cooper gave $1.0M 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 ($223 won, $99K lost, with $4K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$223 of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$99K

$4K still being counted

Not spent yet

$941K

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. $894K not spent yet	$1.0M		$223 / $99K
NRSC No outside spending reported yet	$44K		$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$72K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$18K	✗ No
Aftyn Behn	Tennessee 7th District	Attacking	$2K	Unknown
Matt Van Epps	Tennessee 7th District	Supporting	$2K	Counting
Darline Graham	South Carolina Senate	Supporting	$2K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$848	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$575	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$479	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$460	✗ No
Shannon Taylor	Virginia 1st District	Attacking	$285	Counting
Tom Perriello	Virginia 5th District	Attacking	$264	Counting
Matthew Dunlap	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$251	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Derick Cooper spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Derick Cooper gave $1.0M 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 ($223 won, $99K lost, with $4K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Derick Cooper fund in 2026?: Maga Inc. ($1.0M), NRSC ($44K).
Which candidates did Derick Cooper's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $72K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $18K, lost); against Aftyn Behn (Tennessee 7th District, about $2K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.