Which super PACs did Walter Schlaepfer fund in 2026?

Maga Inc. ($3.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).

Which candidates did Walter Schlaepfer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $216K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $54K, lost); against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $29K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Walter Schlaepfer

Individual

Advisor, Jpm · Colorado

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

Loser

Walter Schlaepfer gave $3.5M 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 ($2K won, $678K lost, with $66K in races still being counted).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

$2K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$678K

$66K still being counted

Not spent yet

$2.8M

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. $2.7M not spent yet	$3.0M		$668 / $297K
Congressional Leadership Fund $65K not spent yet	$500K		$1K / $381K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$216K	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Supporting	$54K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$26K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$22K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Vicente Gonzalez	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Kathy Castor	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Matthew Dunlap	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$14K	Counting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Walter Schlaepfer spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Walter Schlaepfer gave $3.5M 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 ($2K won, $678K lost, with $66K in races still being counted).
Which super PACs did Walter Schlaepfer fund in 2026?: Maga Inc. ($3.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).
Which candidates did Walter Schlaepfer's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $216K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $54K, lost); against Christina Hines (Michigan 10th District, about $29K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.