Which super PACs did Jonathan Knutz fund in 2026?

Lone Star Liberty PAC ($1.1M), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K), Truth and Courage PAC ($100K), NRCC ($6K).

Which candidates did Jonathan Knutz's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $702K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $174K, lost); against John Sen Cornyn (Texas Senate, about $145K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Jonathan Knutz

Individual

CEO, Legacy Medical Consultants · Texas

6 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Jonathan Knutz gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 78% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 13% ended up on the winning side ($140K won, $959K lost, with $5K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

78% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

13%

$140K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$959K

$5K still being counted

Not spent yet

$202K

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	Won / lost
Lone Star Liberty PAC	$1.1M	$137K / $833K
Senate Leadership Fund $9K not spent yet	$100K	$3K / $82K
Truth and Courage PAC $57K not spent yet	$100K	$0 / $43K
NRCC No outside spending reported yet	$6K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$702K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$174K	✗ No
John Sen Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$145K	Unknown
Wesley Hunt	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$122K	✓ Yes
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$10K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$8K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$5K	Counting
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$4K	✗ No
Annie Andrews	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$3K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Jonathan Knutz spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Jonathan Knutz gave $1.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 78% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 13% ended up on the winning side ($140K won, $959K lost, with $5K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Jonathan Knutz fund in 2026?: Lone Star Liberty PAC ($1.1M), Senate Leadership Fund ($100K), Truth and Courage PAC ($100K), NRCC ($6K).
Which candidates did Jonathan Knutz's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $702K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $174K, lost); against John Sen Cornyn (Texas Senate, about $145K, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.