Trump Super PAC Spends $277 Million on Midterm Races, Giving Republicans Funding Edge
Summary
- MAGA Inc., a super PAC tied to President Trump, spent $277 million to support Republican House and Senate candidates.
- Combined fundraising by three super PACs tied to Republicans and Trump reached $2.1 billion, far exceeding the Democrats' $1.3 billion.
- Trump said he would spend more than $400 million to help Republicans win the midterms and that $300 million had already been spent.
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A super PAC backing U.S. President Donald Trump has spent $277 million to support Republican candidates ahead of the November midterm elections.
Bloomberg reported on Oct. 21 that MAGA Inc., a super PAC tied to Trump, spent a total of $277 million from early September through Oct. 14 to back Republican House and Senate candidates. It raised an additional $25 million over the same period.
Federal Election Commission filings show MAGA Inc. spent $33.8 million directly to support Republican candidates and transferred $225 million to affiliated super PACs No Going Back PAC and Safety & Affordability PAC. Those two groups have spent a combined $208 million backing Republican candidates.
MAGA Inc. has raised a total of $449 million since launching two days after Trump's re-election victory. Major donors included casino billionaire Steve Wynn, Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman and billionaire Diane Hendricks. Combined fundraising by three super PACs tied to Republicans, Trump and Republican congressional leaders reached $2.1 billion, far exceeding the Democrats' $1.3 billion. House Majority PAC, which supports Democrats' effort to win back control of the House, has yet to file its September fundraising results.
By race, at least $1 million was deployed in each of eight Senate contests. The biggest outlay, $36 million, went to the Texas Senate race between Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico and Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. In House races, at least $1 million was spent in at least 33 districts, with $7.9 million concentrated in Florida's 25th Congressional District.
Despite Republicans' fundraising advantage, the electoral outlook remains challenging. Voter frustration over the cost of living has weakened support for Trump. Democrats are well positioned to retake the House, where Republicans hold only a narrow majority. In the Senate, intensifying competition in some Republican-leaning states has also raised the possibility that Democrats could regain control.
Trump wrote on Truth Social on Oct. 20 that he would spend more than $400 million to secure a Republican victory in the midterms. He also claimed $300 million had already been spent. Earlier, MAGA Inc. had drawn concern within Republican circles over its use of funds after spending just 0.6% of the money it had raised on candidate support through the end of June this year.
