Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2026?

Texans for a Conservative Majority ($7.9M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).

Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $2.7M, lost); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $2.4M, won); against Wesley Hunt (Texas Senate, about $1.1M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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John Nau III

Individual

Chairman and CEO, Sed Holdings · Texas

5 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

John Nau III gave $8.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 61% 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, 43% were on the winning side ($2.4M won, $3.1M lost, with $19K in races still being counted). $2.1M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$8.4M

61% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

43%

$5.5M scored (66% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$3.1M

$19K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$2.9M

$735K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2.1M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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
Texans for a Conservative Majority $660K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$7.9M		$2.4M / $2.7M
Congressional Leadership Fund $75K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K		$1K / $405K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$2.7M	✗ No
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$2.4M	✓ Yes
Wesley Hunt	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$1.1M	Unknown
John Cornyn	Texas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.0M	Unknown
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Supporting	$75K	Unknown
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did John Nau III spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: John Nau III gave $8.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 61% 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, 43% were on the winning side ($2.4M won, $3.1M lost, with $19K in races still being counted). $2.1M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did John Nau III fund in 2026?: Texans for a Conservative Majority ($7.9M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K).
Which candidates did John Nau III's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $2.7M, lost); against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $2.4M, won); against Wesley Hunt (Texas Senate, about $1.1M, unknown). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.