Super PAC · TX · C00918268

Lone Star Rising PAC

Can raise unlimited money from people, companies and unions, and spend it on ads for or against candidates. It can’t give directly to campaigns or coordinate with them.

Treasurer: Alexander Clark. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $43,017,580
  • Spent
    $30,308,134
  • Cash on hand
    $12,709,446
  • Outside spending
    $44,114,065

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026. Outside spending from FEC filings through Oct. 30, 2026.

Donors and outside spending

Reid Hoffman$11.5MGovernment That Works PAC$3.8MAmerica Votes$900KWorking for Working Americans -…$525KChristian Larsen$500KThe Bench$500KEveryone else$25.3MAgainst Ken Paxton (R)$31.1MFor James Talarico (D)$8.5MAgainst Jasmine Crockett (D)$4.5MFor Bobby Pulido (D)$664Lone Star Rising PAC
  • Raised from its largest donors
  • Outside spending for
  • Outside spending against

Left: what the group raised, from reports through Oct. 14, 2026. Donors are ranked by what they gave among the group’s 100 largest contributions. “Everyone else” is the rest of what it raised; select it to see more donors. Right: its outside spending through Oct. 30, 2026, including 24- and 48-hour reports. The two sides come from different reports, so they don’t add up to each other.

Where its money went

  • Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
  • Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
  • For: outside spending supporting
  • Against: outside spending opposing
    • Against$31.1M
    • For$8.5M
    • Against$4.5M
    • For$664

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $35,566,235 from 24- and 48-hour reports, as filed, and matches our race pages.

It also gave $340,000 to parties and other committees this cycle. See the list on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab).

Who funds it

Biggest donors by total given

Each donor’s contributions combined, among the group’s 100 largest this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. A donor who gave many smaller amounts may be missing.

Biggest donors by total given
DonorTypeContributionsTotal
Reid HoffmanPerson3$11,500,000
Government That Works PACPAC2$3,750,000
America VotesOrganization1$900,000
Working for Working Americans - FederalPAC2$525,000
Christian LarsenPerson1$500,000
The BenchPAC1$500,000
Lisa PrimusPerson1$500,000
Stephen MandelPerson1$500,000
Simone CoxePerson2$500,000
Don HenleyPerson3$300,000
Susan SarofimPerson3$300,000
Amos B Hostetter Jr.Person1$250,000
Lone Star Forward Fund INC.Committee1$250,000
Adam PritzkerPerson1$180,000
Gus DwairyPerson1$100,000
Texas Justice FundCommittee1$100,000
Sufam Advisors CorpOrganization1$100,000
William H HarrisPerson1$100,000
David GochmanPerson1$100,000
Mark HeisingPerson1$100,000
Mark JacobsenPerson1$100,000
McCarthy, PeterPerson9$82,500
Jason SweitzerPerson1$50,000
Gavin SusmanPerson2$43,000
Jon StrykerPerson1$35,000

Largest single contributions

Largest single contributions this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Reid HoffmanPartner, Greylock PartnersPersonAnacortes, WAJune 30, 2026$10,000,000
Government That Works PACPACWashington, DCJan. 28, 2026$2,750,000
Reid HoffmanPartner, Greylock PartnersPersonAnacortes, WAFeb. 23, 2026$1,000,000
Government That Works PACPACWashington, DCJan. 22, 2026$1,000,000
America VotesOrganizationWashington, DCJune 25, 2026$900,000
Working for Working Americans - FederalPACLas Vegas, NVApril 16, 2026$500,000
Christian LarsenCEO, RipplePersonSan Francisco, CAMay 6, 2026$500,000
The BenchPACWashington, DCFeb. 13, 2026$500,000
Lisa PrimusPhysician, Self-EmployedPersonNew York, NYFeb. 5, 2026$500,000
Stephen MandelFounder, Lone Pine CapitalPersonGreenwich, CTJan. 30, 2026$500,000
Reid HoffmanPartner, Greylock PartnersPersonAnacortes, WAJan. 27, 2026$500,000
Simone CoxeNot Employed, N/APersonWest Lake Hills, TXJan. 9, 2026$400,000
Amos B Hostetter Jr.Chairman, Pilot House AssociationPersonBoston, MAJune 29, 2026$250,000
Lone Star Forward Fund INC.CommitteeFort Worth, TXFeb. 20, 2026$250,000
Adam PritzkerEntrepreneur, Self-EmployedPersonSanta Barbara, CAFeb. 2, 2026$180,000
Don HenleyRecording Artist, Self-EmployedPersonCharlottesville, VAFeb. 3, 2026$150,000
Susan SarofimPhilanthropist, N/APersonHouston, TXJune 1, 2026$100,000
Don HenleyRecording Artist, Self-EmployedPersonCharlottesville, VAMay 19, 2026$100,000
Gus DwairyRancher, Self-EmployedPersonChannelview, TXApril 7, 2026$100,000
Texas Justice FundCommitteeWashington, DCFeb. 20, 2026$100,000

See every contribution to Lone Star Rising PAC on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.