Which super PACs did Stephen Schwarzman fund in 2026?

Senate Leadership Fund ($20M), MAGA Inc. ($10M), Pine Tree Results PAC ($4.0M), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M).

Which candidates did Stephen Schwarzman's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $4.0M, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $3.8M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $2.2M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Stephen Schwarzman

Individual

Chairman & CEO, Blackstone · New York

16 reported gifts; 8 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

Stephen Schwarzman gave $37M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% 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 ($987K won, $21M lost, with $1.2M in races still being counted). $1.8M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$37M

98% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$22M scored (59% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$21M

$1.2M still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$14M

$12M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1.8M 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
Senate Leadership Fund $7.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$20M	$487K / $12M
MAGA Inc. $4.3M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10M	$15K / $5.2M
Pine Tree Results PAC	$4.0M	$0 / $2.6M
Texans for a Conservative Majority $125K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M	$450K / $519K
Congressional Leadership Fund $150K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$2K / $810K
The Sentinel Action Fund $256K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$32K / $211K
NRSC $89K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$89K	$0 / $0
NRCC $44K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$44K	$0 / $0

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$4.0M	✗ No
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$3.8M	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$2.2M	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$1.8M	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate	Attacking	$867K	Unknown
James Talarico	Texas Senate	Attacking	$680K	✗ No
Mary Peltola	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$666K	Counting
Chris Pappas	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$653K	✗ No
Adam Hamilton	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$634K	✗ No
Graham Platner	Maine Senate (primary)	Attacking	$525K	Unknown
Ken Paxton	Texas Senate (primary)	Attacking	$519K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Stephen Schwarzman spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Stephen Schwarzman gave $37M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2026 federal elections, and 98% 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 ($987K won, $21M lost, with $1.2M in races still being counted). $1.8M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Stephen Schwarzman fund in 2026?: Senate Leadership Fund ($20M), MAGA Inc. ($10M), Pine Tree Results PAC ($4.0M), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($1.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($1.0M).
Which candidates did Stephen Schwarzman's money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Troy Jackson (Maine Senate, about $4.0M, lost); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $3.8M, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $2.2M, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.