Glenn Youngkin transfers $100,000 to Senate Republican advocacy group

The former Virginia governor is widening his midterm campaign travel while his education nonprofit pushes state tax credits

Former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin transferred $100,000 from his nonprofit organization to One Nation, a conservative advocacy group aligned with Republican leadership in the Senate, according to a person familiar with the transaction.¹

Youngkin concluded his term as governor in January because Virginia law prohibits governors from serving consecutive terms.¹ His transfer to One Nation connects his political apparatus to the central outside spending network working to preserve the Senate Republican majority.²³ Alongside the financial contribution, Youngkin has expanded his travel schedule across the country ahead of the congressional and gubernatorial midterm elections.¹

In Virginia, the former governor has joined campaign events with Republican nominees seeking seats in the House of Representatives.¹ His political activity has also extended outside his home state into competitive federal and state races. Youngkin campaigned in Iowa for Representative Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee for Senate, and traveled to Wisconsin to appear with Representative Tom Tiffany, who is seeking the governorship.¹

Congressional spending and advocacy network

One Nation is organized under section 501(c)(4) of the internal revenue code, which allows the advocacy organization to raise money without publicly disclosing the identities of its donors.²³⁴ The group operates alongside the Senate Leadership Fund, an affiliated super PAC established in 2015 by allies of Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell.²³ Both entities now operate aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota, focusing on maintaining Republican control in the Senate.²

The two organizations share leadership and operational infrastructure. Steven Law, a former chief of staff to McConnell and former executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, serves as president and chief executive of One Nation and chief executive of the Senate Leadership Fund.³⁴ Alexander Latcham, a former White House political affairs official during Donald Trump's first administration who later worked on Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, serves as executive director.²⁴

Federal disclosures and tax filings show One Nation functions as the primary financial conduit for the Senate Leadership Fund.²³ During the 2024 election cycle, One Nation collected more than $170 million in contributions and grants while recording $176.6 million in total expenses.² For the 2026 midterms, the nonprofit had transferred at least $70.7 million directly to the Senate Leadership Fund by June 30, after contributing $63.5 million to the super PAC during the 2024 campaign.²

Beyond direct transfers to its allied super PAC, One Nation spends heavily on independent public advocacy and issue communications.²⁴ Media monitoring records show the organization had spent more than $148 million on broadcast, cable, and streaming advertisements during the 2026 election cycle by late September.² The group concentrated that advertising blitz in key states with competitive Senate races, deploying $39 million in Ohio, more than $32 million in Maine, and roughly $26 million in Georgia.²

Education policy group promotes federal tax credits

Parallel to the donation to One Nation, Youngkin has directed resources toward education advocacy through an affiliated organization, Empowering America's Parents.¹⁵ The outfit describes its mission as promoting transparency in public education and expanding parental choice across the country.⁵

The organization is funding advocacy campaigns in battleground states to urge governors to participate in the Education Freedom Tax Credit.¹ That federal initiative, established under the Working Families Tax Cut Act signed by Donald Trump, provides tax credits to taxpayers who contribute to Scholarship Granting Organizations.⁵¹ The program permits families earning up to three times their area's median income to apply scholarship funds toward private school tuition, tutoring, academic books, online coursework, and specialized therapies for students with disabilities.⁵

According to records published by Empowering America's Parents, 30 states have chosen to opt in to the federal tax credit program, including three instances where state legislative majorities overrode gubernatorial vetoes to join.⁵ The organization is currently targeting the remaining 20 states that have not yet enrolled, pressuring state executives to accept the federal framework before local students lose access to federal scholarship dollars.

What this rests on

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1. 1 BE Burgess Everett Document · semafor.com · 25 Sep 2026 Exclusive: Youngkin sends $100K to top conservative nonprofit See the source
2. 2 F factcheck.org Third-party reporting · factcheck.org · 24 Sep 2026 One Nation - FactCheck.org See the source
3. 3 F factcheck.org Third-party reporting · factcheck.org · 7 Mar 2022 Senate Leadership Fund - FactCheck.org See the source
4. 4 I influencewatch.org Third-party reporting · influencewatch.org · 20 Jul 2026 One Nation - Influence Watch See the source
5. 5 E empowerparents.us Third-party reporting · empowerparents.us · 19 Jul 2026 Empowering America's Parents See the source

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