Which super PACs did Amos Hostetter fund in 2026?

House Majority PAC ($2.0M), Lcv Victory Fund ($600K), Ab PAC ($325K), Lone Star Rising PAC ($250K), Project 218 ($250K).

Which candidates did Amos Hostetter's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $221K, won); against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $112K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $97K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Amos Hostetter

Individual

Chief Executive Officer, Pilot House Associates (cable fortune) · Massachusetts

13 reported gifts; 10 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Amos Hostetter gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 98% were on the winning side ($2.7M won, $68K lost, with $523K in races still being counted). $154K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.0M

99% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

98%

$2.7M scored (68% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$68K

$523K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$746K

$592K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $154K 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 $111K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M	$1.5M / $10K
Lcv Victory Fund	$600K	$481K / $12K
Ab PAC $157K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$325K	$129K / $14K
Lone Star Rising PAC	$250K	$225K / $0
Project 218 $37K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$162K / $10K
Leaders We Deserve $188K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$225K	$12K / $3K
Article One Inc. PAC	$100K	$79K / $5K
Edf Action Votes $17K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$66K / $10K
Women Vote $37K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$3K / $5K
DCCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$221K	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$112K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$97K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$88K	✓ Yes
Jon Husted	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$86K	✓ Yes
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$82K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$82K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$74K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$73K	✓ Yes
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$73K	✓ Yes
David Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$70K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$65K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Amos Hostetter spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Amos Hostetter gave $4.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 99% 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, 98% were on the winning side ($2.7M won, $68K lost, with $523K in races still being counted). $154K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Amos Hostetter fund in 2026?: House Majority PAC ($2.0M), Lcv Victory Fund ($600K), Ab PAC ($325K), Lone Star Rising PAC ($250K), Project 218 ($250K).
Which candidates did Amos Hostetter's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $221K, won); against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $112K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $97K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.