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Miriam Adelson has donated $30 million to the Senate Leadership Fund in the current election cycle.
Stephen Schwarzman has donated $17 million to the Senate Leadership Fund in the current election cycle.
Timothy Mellon reportedly appeared at a White House event in the spring of 2026 and toasted Donald Trump.
As of the last financial reports before September 2026, the Senate Leadership Fund had raised nearly $80 million more than its Democratic counterpart.
In 2020, Timothy Mellon donated $30 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, the Republican party’s main super PAC for Senate candidates.
In 2022 and 2024, Timothy Mellon donated a combined total of about $30 million to super PACs focused on the Senate.
According to two people briefed on the relationship, aides for Senator John Thune unsuccessfully sought to arrange a meeting with Timothy Mellon starting in 2025.
A spokesperson for Senator John Thune did not respond to The New York Times' request for comment for its September 2026 article.
During the 2024 election cycle, Timothy Mellon made two separate $50 million donations to the super PAC MAGA Inc.
During the 2022 midterm elections, Timothy Mellon donated about $42 million.
In 2020, Timothy Mellon gave over $70 million to back Republicans, which included $20 million to support Donald Trump.
In 2018, Timothy Mellon donated $10 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, the main super PAC for House Republicans.
Timothy Mellon is described as being close to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
After averaging 28 donations in each of the last four election cycles, Timothy Mellon has made only five publicly disclosed contributions in the 2026 cycle as of September 2026.
Timothy Mellon's $20 million donation made in August 2026 to the Congressional Leadership Fund is scheduled to be disclosed in a Federal Election Commission report by October 15, 2026.
A representative for Timothy Mellon declined to comment for the article.
According to two people briefed on the conversations, Timothy Mellon's team has informed fellow Republicans that he is not backing Senate Republicans due to their failure to pass the SAVE America Act.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that while he supported the SAVE America Act, the 'math' was not there to overcome a Democratic filibuster.
As of September 2026, Timothy Mellon is 84 years old.
According to two people briefed on the contribution, Timothy Mellon made a $20 million donation in August 2026 to help House Republicans.