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Lone Star Liberty PAC
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Super PAC (independent expenditure-only)Dublin, OhioActive
Notices dated after Oct 14, 2026 are added; earlier ones are already in the regular reports.
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
This committee’s site publishes no list of positions we could read, and we found no statement of why it exists. We do not write one for it.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$2.5M to 1 candidate
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $2,521,291
Republican 100%
Against candidates $16,803,451
Democratic 60%Republican 40%
Spending against candidates is drawn on its own bar and left out of the support totals.
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
No contributions itemized
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Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
$5.7M from 5 committees, counting every itemized receipt this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
No disbursements to other committees were itemized this cycle.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $29,696,322 reported receipts
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PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$18,302,00062%
Committees that gave
SLF PAC1 receipt, latest Aug 24, 2026 · Super pac (independent expenditure-only)$5,000,000
The 4 largest committees by total given are listed. Counted from the givers' own filings and this committee's lines for them, whichever is larger, which can run above the total this committee reports.
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$11,054,15737%
Largest donors
Elon Musk Revocable TrustOne contribution on Aug 21, 2026 · Organization · AUSTIN, TX$10,000,000
Douglas Scharbauer6 contributions, latest Jun 9, 2026 · CONSULTANT · MIDLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE · MIDLAND, TX$1,225,700
Jonathan Knutz3 contributions, latest Apr 29, 2026 · CEO · LEGACY MEDICAL CONSULTANTS · HOUSTON, TX$1,100,000
Joseph GebbiaOne contribution on Oct 6, 2026 · ENTREPRENEUR · SELF · SAN FRANCISCO, CA$1,000,000
Thomas J Henry Law PLLC2 contributions, latest May 12, 2026 · Organization · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX$646,107
Gary Heavin2 contributions, latest Apr 13, 2026 · CO-FOUNDER · CURVES INTERNATIONAL · WACO, TX$500,000
Chelsey MiltonOne contribution on Jun 6, 2025 · HOMEMAKER · PHEONIX, AZ$500,000
Muhammad Aziz2 contributions, latest Apr 1, 2026 · PARTNER · ABRAHAM WATKINS · HOUSTON, TX$293,000
Russell GordyOne contribution on Aug 21, 2026 · OWNER/PRESIDENT · S.G. BUSINESS SERVICES L.T.D. · HOUSTON, TX$250,000
Paul Mclaren Revocable TrustOne contribution on May 14, 2025 · Organization · PLANO, TX$250,000
Robert Marling3 contributions, latest Jan 21, 2026 · CEO · WFG · MONTGOMERY, TX$225,000
Darwin DeasonOne contribution on Jun 30, 2025 · CHAIRMAN · DEASON CAPITAL SERVICES · DALLAS, TX$210,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 183 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $21.4M. These gifts, as the FEC's contributor file lists them, come to more than the $11.1M the committee's own summary reports for this line; the two filings disagree. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
TransfersMoney moved in from affiliated committees.$317,8041.1%
Not itemized by sourceReported receipts that none of the summary's lines accounts for.$20,000<0.1%
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$2,361<0.1%
Total reported receipts $29,696,322
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Where the money traces to $29.7M followed back through up to 3 committees
40% to named individuals, 47% to organizations, 5.3% to tax-exempt organizations that need not name their donors, 7.8% not itemized.
Gave directly$20.1M 68%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Elon Musk Revocable TrustOrganization · 34%
$10,000,000
Not itemized by this committee5.2%
$1,534,711
Preserve Texas IncOrganization · 4.3%
$1,275,000
Douglas ScharbauerPerson · Consultant, Midland Chamber of Commerce · Midland, TX · 4.1%
$1,225,700
Jonathan KnutzPerson · CEO, Legacy Medical Consultants · Houston, TX · also behind 1 other group · 3.7%
$1,100,000
Joseph GebbiaPerson · Entrepreneur, Self · San Francisco, CA · 3.4%
$1,000,000
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $21,003,157 placed by state
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$744.1K+
$3M+
$6.7M+
$11.9M+
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Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Texas144 contributions · 89%
$18,602,157
California1 contribution · 4.8%
$1,000,000
Arizona3 contributions · 3%
$625,000
Florida4 contributions · 1.4%
$302,000
Virginia1 contribution · 0.7%
$150,000
Illinois3 contributions · 0.7%
$140,000
Nebraska1 contribution · 0.2%
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $28,578,700 reported
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Independent expendituresSpending to support or oppose a candidate, made without coordinating with them.$17,032,24260%
Spent for or against
James TalaricoOppose · 4 records · latest Oct 9, 2026$7,830,655
John CornynOppose · 13 records · latest May 15, 2026$3,629,367
Wesley HuntOppose · 7 records · latest Feb 27, 2026$3,050,929
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $28,578,220 itemized
These are the payments the committee itemized, including its independent expenditures, which are filed against the candidate each was for or against rather than as payments to a vendor. Open a category to see which candidates its independent spending went to, and in support or opposition.
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Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$16.8M of it was independent spending against James Talarico and against John Cornyn and 2 more$25,105,97888%
Filed as
ad buyIndependent spending: and 2 more
Spending over time
$28.6M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $17.4M, Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026.
$28.6M123
Jan 2025Nov 2026
1Mar 3, 2026 primary, TX-SEN$3.4M of its independent spending was aimed at it
2May 26, 2026 primary runoff, TX-SEN$4.2M of its independent spending was aimed at it
3Nov 3, 2026 general election, TX-SEN$9.4M of its independent spending was aimed at it
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period. Numbered lines mark the elections that drew the most independent spending. Each expenditure counts toward the next election on its seat after the day it was made, and a seat is named when it drew at least a tenth of that spending. The line stops at the latest report, through Oct 14, 2026, at the dashed rule; elections after it are marked where they fall.
A name search for “LONE STAR LIBERTY” in Lobbying Disclosure Act filings found no issues reported. FEC and the Senate share no organization identifier, so lobbying is matched by name; a sponsor that lobbies under another name is not found.
Lone Star Liberty PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a Super PAC (independent expenditure-only). Its FEC record names Team Paxton as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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257 smaller sources, $4.8M in all (16%), are not listed.
Each committee that gave is followed to where its own money came from, in proportion to what it received: a committee that got half its money from one person is counted as passing half of what it gave on to that person. Each channel shows the committee the money came through and its place in the money tree. It shows who stood behind the money, not what that money was for, and an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail. It stops at a person, an organization, a committee with nothing on file here, or 3committees deep. A person who gave by more than one route appears under each, a name filed two ways may appear twice, and a person's job and city are as they filed them. "Also behind" counts the other groups, among those that moved $100,000 or more into races, in which $100,000 or more traces to the same person, other than those this money came through or went on to.
$50,000
Nevada4 contributions · 0.2%
$40,000
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 21 contributions · 21% of ranked
$1,725,500
Midland Chamber Of Commerce6 contributions · 15% of ranked
$1,225,700
Legacy Medical Consultants3 contributions · 14% of ranked
$1,100,000
Curves International2 contributions · 6.2% of ranked
$500,000
HomemakerWritten instead of an employer · 1 contribution · 6.2% of ranked
$500,000
Abraham Watkins2 contributions · 3.6% of ranked
$293,000
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 15 contributions · 3.5% of ranked
$278,000
S G Business Services L T D1 contribution · 3.1% of ranked
$250,000
A further $13,322,107 came from donors whose answer names no employer (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($2,361) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
CEO18 contributions · 20% of ranked
$1,628,000
Consultant6 contributions · 15% of ranked
$1,225,700
Entrepreneur1 contribution · 12% of ranked
$1,000,000
Co-founder2 contributions · 6.2% of ranked
$500,000
HomemakerWritten instead of an occupation · 1 contribution · 6.2% of ranked
$500,000
President8 contributions · 4.9% of ranked
$399,000
Attorney9 contributions · 4.1% of ranked
$328,500
Partner2 contributions · 3.6% of ranked
$293,000
A further $13,264,107 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($2,361) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
VOZ MediaIndependent spending in opposition to James Talarico$110,000
Anthem Media$49,819
Renegade Creative$35,000
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$1,537,4865.4%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING SERVICES$833,604
CONSULTING - FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$227,480
EVENT STAGING AND STRATEGY$147,040
EVENT PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION$88,146
EVENT ROOM FOOD BEV$57,860
EVENT PLANNING$55,609
EVENT ROOM FOOD AND BEV$45,402
EVENT MANAGEMENT$22,710
EVENT FOOD & BEV$16,108
EVENT TEXTS$13,956
EVENT ROOM RENTAL$10,000
EVENT SPACE$6,500
Paid to
Solutions in Texas$906,128
Ruby Mountain$290,795
Marriott$113,262
Bluebonnet Fundraising$50,000
Catamaran Consulting$39,900
Blancoco$30,000
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$651,5392.3%
Filed as
POLLING$267,263
POLLING EXPENSE$200,749
DATA/POLLING$150,000
RESEARCH SERVICES$33,527
Paid to
WPA Intelligence$337,852
Remington Research Group$133,527
Straightline AI, Inc.$100,000
Pulse Decision Science$48,160
Catamaran Conulting$32,000
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$425,3621.5%
Filed as
STRATEGY CONSULTING$284,733
CONSULTING - GENERAL CONSULTING$71,905
STRATEGY SERVICES$30,000
ACCOUNTING & COMPLIANCE$9,660
CONSULTING - GENERAL CONSULTING$7,000
CAMPAIGN STRATEGY CONSULTING$5,000
STRATEGY CONSULTING AND TRAVEL$4,903
STRATEGY AND TRAVEL$3,917
CONSULTING - LEGAL CONSULTING$3,305
CONSULTING - COMPLIANCE CONSULTING$3,220
ACCOUNTING AND COMPLIANCE$915
COMPLIANCE CONSULTING$805
Paid to
Atlas Strategy Group$135,895
Griffin Communications$80,000
Nehls Consulting$40,000
Engestrom, Nick$34,333
Catamaran Conulting$32,230
Bluebonnet Fundraising$30,000
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$227.3K of it was independent spending for Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. and against Wesley Hunt$346,5641.2%
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks and calls to voters, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$242,8990.8%
Filed as
GOTV TEXTING$142,899
GOTV$70,000
GOTV CALLS$30,000
Paid to
Catamaran Conulting$142,899
Straightline$70,000
Straightline AI, Inc.$30,000
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$120,0000.4%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$120,000
Paid to
Collin County Patriots$40,000
South Texas Conservatives$35,000
Montgomery County Conservative Alliance$25,000
Texas Patriots PAC$20,000
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$75,3200.3%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING$71,845
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$3,200
BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES$275
Paid to
Anedot, Inc.$71,845
WinRed$3,200
Chain Bridge Bank$275
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$38,5270.1%
Filed as
DAILY TRACKING$35,000
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT$3,502
No description filed$25
Paid to
Catamaran Consulting$35,000
Engestrom, Nick$3,501
Chain Bridge Bank$25
Atlas Strategy Group$1
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$19,404<0.1%
Filed as
LEGAL FEES$10,770
EVENT FEES$6,725
BANK FEES$957
CUMULATIVE BANK FEES$655
SUBSCRIPTION FEES$297
Paid to
Graves Garrett Greim$10,770
Catamaran Consulting$6,000
Chain Bridge Bank$1,612
Republican Icehouse$725
WinRed$297
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$8,109<0.1%
Filed as
LODGING$4,420
TRAVEL$1,572
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT$1,066
MILEAGE$750
TRAVEL FLIGHT$300
Paid to
Westin Galleria$2,609
Engestrom, Nick$1,816
Catamaran Consulting$1,572
Vrbo$1,077
Marriott$734
American Airlines$300
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$5,603<0.1%
Filed as
FOOD AND BEVERAGE$5,000
OFFICE SUPPLIES$603
Paid to
Republican Icehouse$5,000
Staples$603
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$1,430<0.1%
Filed as
PRINTING$1,135
SHIPPING & POSTAGE$295
Paid to
Supercolor$1,135
Axcapital, LLC$295
Total itemized disbursements $28,578,220
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 242 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
5 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $51,265 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Armada Strategies18 payments · 81% of all spending
$23,198,667
Catamaran Conulting26 payments · 6.1% of all spending
$1,749,038
Solutions in Texas19 payments · 3.5% of all spending
$1,006,128
The PM Group2 payments · 1.4% of all spending
$396,612
WPA Intelligence3 payments · 1.2% of all spending
$337,852
Ruby Mountain4 payments · 1% of all spending
$290,795
Remington Research Group9 payments · 0.5% of all spending
$148,343
Atlas Strategy Group8 payments · 0.5% of all spending
$136,930
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.