Which super PACs did Rory Gates fund in 2026?

House Majority PAC ($3.5M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($1.0M), Project 218 ($300K), Somos PAC ($250K), One for All Committee ($150K).

Which candidates did Rory Gates's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $706K, won); against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $196K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $159K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Rory Gates

Individual

Analyst, Afghanistan War Commission · DC

9 reported gifts; 7 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Rory Gates gave $5.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 99% were on the winning side ($4.2M won, $45K lost, with $424K in races still being counted). $193K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

99%

$4.3M scored (81% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$45K

$424K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$579K

$387K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $193K 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	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $194K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$3.5M	$2.9M / $17K
Lone Star Rising PAC	$1.0M	$899K / $0
Project 218 $45K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$300K	$194K / $12K
Somos PAC $43K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$133K / $16K
One for All Committee $16K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$114K / $0
DSCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0
DCCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate	Attacking	$706K	✓ Yes
Scott Singer	Florida 25th District	Attacking	$196K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$159K	✓ Yes
Casey Askar	Florida 22nd District	Attacking	$143K	✓ Yes
Laurie Buckhout	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$130K	✓ Yes
Mike Bouchard Jr.	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$128K	✓ Yes
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Supporting	$126K	✓ Yes
Eric Flores	Texas 34th District	Attacking	$113K	✓ Yes
Paul LePage	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$105K	Counting
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$104K	✓ Yes
Mike Beltran	Florida 14th District	Attacking	$103K	✓ Yes
Jasmine Crockett	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$101K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did Rory Gates spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Rory Gates gave $5.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 100% 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, 99% were on the winning side ($4.2M won, $45K lost, with $424K in races still being counted). $193K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Rory Gates fund in 2026?: House Majority PAC ($3.5M), Lone Star Rising PAC ($1.0M), Project 218 ($300K), Somos PAC ($250K), One for All Committee ($150K).
Which candidates did Rory Gates's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Ken Paxton (Texas Senate, about $706K, won); against Scott Singer (Florida 25th District, about $196K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $159K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.