Which super PACs did Reed Hastings fund in 2026?

House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Reed Hastings's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $706K, won); against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $143K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $116K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Reed Hastings

Individual

Chief Executive Officer, Netflix · California

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

Winner

Reed Hastings gave $5.5M to super PACs and other outside groups 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, 100% were on the winning side ($2.8M won, $12K lost, with $483K in races still being counted). $103K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.5M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

100%

$2.8M scored (51% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$12K

$483K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.2M

$2.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $103K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

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	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $142K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$1.9M / $12K
Senate Majority PAC $2.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$0 / $0
Lone Star Rising PAC	$1.0M	$899K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$706K	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$143K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$116K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$104K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$102K	✓ Yes
Jasmine Crockett	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$101K	Unknown
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$94K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$93K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$90K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$82K	✓ Yes
Paul LePage	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$76K	Counting
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$76K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Reed Hastings spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Reed Hastings gave $5.5M to super PACs and other outside groups 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, 100% were on the winning side ($2.8M won, $12K lost, with $483K in races still being counted). $103K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Reed Hastings fund in 2026?: House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Reed Hastings's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $706K, won); against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $143K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $116K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.