Which super PACs did Valero Services Inc. fund in 2026?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.5M).

Which candidates did Valero Services Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?

against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $253K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $133K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $126K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Valero Services Inc.

Company / nonprofit

Texas

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

Backed losers

Valero Services Inc. gave $3.5M 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, 2% were on the winning side ($41K won, $2.5M lost, with $125K in races still being counted). $680 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.5M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

$2.5M scored (72% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$2.5M

$125K still being counted

Not allocated or result unknown

$842K

$841K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $680 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $300K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$5K / $1.6M
Senate Leadership Fund $541K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.5M		$37K / $871K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate (special)	Attacking	$253K	✗ No
Josh Turek	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$133K	✗ No
Abdul El-Sayed	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$126K	✗ No
Christina Hines	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$113K	✗ No
Troy Jackson	Maine Senate	Attacking	$103K	✗ No
Don Davis	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$98K	✗ No
William Lawrence	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Cait Conley	New York 17th District	Attacking	$85K	✗ No
Roy Cooper	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$82K	✗ No
Randy Villegas	California 22nd District	Attacking	$75K	✗ No
Bob Brooks	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$65K	✗ No
Manny Rutinel	Colorado 8th District	Attacking	$64K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Valero Services Inc. spend on the 2026 elections, and did it win?: Valero Services Inc. gave $3.5M 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, 2% were on the winning side ($41K won, $2.5M lost, with $125K in races still being counted). $680 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Valero Services Inc. fund in 2026?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Senate Leadership Fund ($1.5M).
Which candidates did Valero Services Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2026?: against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate (special), about $253K, lost); against Josh Turek (Iowa Senate, about $133K, lost); against Abdul El-Sayed (Michigan Senate, about $126K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.