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Energy Transfer LP

Company

Texas

9 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Energy Transfer LP gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 5% were on the winning side ($91K won, $1.8M lost, with $92K in races still being counted). $43K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$14M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

5%

$1.9M scored (14% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.8M

$92K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$12M

$12M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $43K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the cheques went

A company giving straight from its treasury, which super PACs may accept. 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Maga Inc.

$11M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$13M
$2K / $1.1M
Senate Leadership Fund

$361K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.0M
$24K / $581K
High Plains PAC

$33K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$200K
$61K / $83K
Pine Tree Results PAC$25K
$0 / $16K
Glcf, Inc.$25K
$4K / $21K
Ohio Flyer PAC$25K
$0 / $25K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Energy Transfer LP's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Energy Transfer LP's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
James TalaricoTexas SenateAttacking$796K✗ No
Ken PaxtonTexas SenateSupporting$199K✗ No
Sherrod BrownOhio Senate (special)Attacking$194K✗ No
Abdul El-SayedMichigan SenateAttacking$121K✗ No
Josh TurekIowa SenateAttacking$105K✗ No
Troy JacksonMaine SenateAttacking$86K✗ No
Roy CooperNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$54K✗ No
Darline GrahamSouth Carolina SenateSupporting$36K✗ No
Annie AndrewsSouth Carolina SenateAttacking$33K✗ No
Jon HustedOhio Senate (special)Supporting$33K✗ No
Adam HamiltonKansas SenateAttacking$30K✗ No
Mary PeltolaAlaska SenateAttacking$30KCounting

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

Questions people ask

How much did Energy Transfer LP spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?
Energy Transfer LP gave $14M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 5% were on the winning side ($91K won, $1.8M lost, with $92K in races still being counted). $43K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Energy Transfer LP fund in 2026?
Maga Inc. ($13M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), High Plains PAC ($200K), Pine Tree Results PAC ($25K), Glcf, Inc. ($25K).
Which candidates did Energy Transfer LP's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?
against James Talarico (Texas Senate, about $796K, lost); for Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $199K, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $194K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.