# Asness 2M to SLF PAC October 2026 On **6 October 2026**, **[[Cliff Asness]]** gave **$2,000,000.00** to **SLF PAC**, the spending committee of the **[[Senate Leadership Fund]]**. It is disclosed as a single itemised individual contribution on the committee's pre-general report — file **2038456**, an original `F3XN` covering 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-14, received **2026-10-22T17:01:57**. ## Terms | Item | Detail | |---|---| | Payer | **Cliff Asness**, entity type `IND`, 750 Third Avenue Floor 11, New York NY | | Employer / occupation on the filing | **AQR Capital Management** / founding and managing principal | | Recipient | **SLF PAC**, FEC **C00571703** | | Line | **`SA11AI`** — itemised contribution from an individual | | Amount | **$2,000,000.00**, dated **2026-10-06** | | Running aggregate on the row | **$2,000,000.00**, equal to the amount | | Original or amended | **original**, no amendment indicator, not memo-coded | **Line 11 matters here.** This is a contribution to the committee, not a payment into a separate non-contribution account, which is the distinction that separates it from most of the seven-figure money this site has recorded in October. A super PAC may accept it without limit. ## What it is a tenth of | Line | Figure | |---|---| | Cash on hand, 2026-10-01 | **$155,369,726.84** | | **Total receipts, 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-14** | **$18,975,469.15** | | **This contribution as a share of them** | **10.54%** | | Total disbursements, same period | **$85,923,253.76** | | Cash on hand, 2026-10-14 | **$88,421,942.23** | The committee's own summary closes exactly: $155,369,726.84 + $18,975,469.15 − $85,923,253.76 = $88,421,942.23. 🔴 **The committee spent 4.53 times what it raised in the fortnight** — $85.9 million out against $19.0 million in — and still closed on 14 October with **$88.4 million** in the bank. That is what the closing phase of a well-capitalised leadership committee looks like: the money was raised earlier, and October is when it leaves. ## Why it matters - **One person supplied a tenth of the fortnight's income** to the Senate Republican leadership's principal independent-expenditure vehicle, in the period covering the last scheduled disclosure before the election. - **It is his first money to this committee in the cycle**, on the committee's own running count — the aggregate column equals the amount. A seven-figure first cheque four weeks out is a late decision, not a standing relationship. - **The payer is named and identifiable, and most of this committee's peers' funders are not.** The same report itemises corporate payers including Altria Client Services at $1,500,000.00. Compared with the undisclosed funds that dominate the rest of this site's October record, a hedge fund principal giving under his own name with his employer on the form is the transparent end of the system. ## Related - [[Cliff Asness]] · [[Senate Leadership Fund]] - [[SLF PAC 31.6M Senate Map IE October 2026]] · [[SLF PAC 33.1M Senate Map IE October 2026]] - [[Super PACs]] · [[Independent Expenditure]] · [[Donor Network Hub]]