CampaignReceipts
The big-donor map

Where the big-donor money flows — and what it bought.

Traced from donor to race to outcome. Every figure here comes from FEC filings and on-the-record sources — no invented numbers, no invented motives.

The biggest checks do not always win. Read the receipts.

MA
Donor · 2024 cycle

Miriam Adelson

GOP megadonor · Las Vegas Sands

Given
$250M
to a 2024 super PAC
Races funded
DJ
Donald J. TrumpWON

Trump said on the White House stage that Miriam Adelson gave his campaign "indirectly and directly $250 million." Her Preserve America PAC posted a verified $112.3M FEC independent expenditure for Trump in 2024. He won the presidency.

FEC C00878801 — Preserve America PAC

Quote: White House Hanukkah reception, Dec 16, 2025. FEC: committee C00878801. (lib/anchor-cards.ts)

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John Nau
Donor · 2026 cycle

John Nau

Houston billionaire · Cornyn's former finance chair

Given
$7.9M
to a 2026 super PAC
Races funded
Ken Paxton
Ken PaxtonWON

Nau's $7.9M went to the pro-Cornyn super PAC "Texans for a Conservative Majority," which spent $39.3M AGAINST Paxton. Paxton won the primary anyway with about 64%.

Wesley Hunt
Wesley HuntLOST

The same pro-Cornyn PAC spent $10.3M against Wesley Hunt and $10.6M for Cornyn in the TX Senate race.

FEC C00542217 — Texans for a Conservative Majority

TX Senate 2026 super-PAC HARD FACTS LOCK (content/scripts/cr-tx-senate-2026-superpacs-v8-doc.md). FEC C00542217.

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Reid Hoffman
Donor · 2026 cycle

Reid Hoffman

California tech billionaire · co-founded LinkedIn

Given
$1.5M
to a 2026 super PAC
Races funded
James Talarico
James TalaricoWON

Hoffman's $1.5M went to the pro-Talarico super PAC "Lone Star Rising," which spent $7.96M for Talarico. Talarico won — and campaigns to ban super PACs.

Jasmine Crockett
Jasmine CrockettLOST

The same "Lone Star Rising" PAC spent $8.95M AGAINST Jasmine Crockett, the more progressive rival in the Democratic primary.

FEC C00918268 — Lone Star Rising

TX Senate 2026 super-PAC HARD FACTS LOCK (content/scripts/cr-tx-senate-2026-superpacs-v8-doc.md). FEC C00918268.

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SEALED — The 2016 Promises cover
The audit before the $250M · CR's editorial founding document

The 145 promises he made before the $250M.

"Miriam gave my campaign indirectly and directly $250 million." — Donald J. Trump, White House Hanukkah reception, Dec 16, 2025. SEALED is the audit of every campaign promise Trump made BEFORE that money flowed. 145 promises, graded against primary-source receipts. 116pp PDF.

Read the case study — $15 PDF116pp · sealed2016.com