Which super PACs did Robert Rowling fund in 2020?

Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($100K), NRSC ($36K), NRCC ($36K).

Which candidates did Robert Rowling's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $107K, lost); against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $100K, won); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $61K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Robert Rowling

Individual

Chairman, Trt Holdings Inc. · Texas

5 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Robert Rowling gave $921K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 72% ended up on the winning side ($522K won, $204K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$921K

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

72%

$522K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$204K

Not spent yet

$195K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A person writing cheques from their own fortune. Each gift is split the way the group that received it split its spending between winners and losers, so a $10M cheque to a group that spent 80% on losers counts as $8M on the losing side.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Senate Leadership Fund $141K not spent yet	$500K	$201K / $158K
Congressional Leadership Fund $27K not spent yet	$250K	$174K / $32K
Texans for a Conservative Majority	$100K	$100K / $0
NRSC $7K not spent yet	$36K	$17K / $12K
NRCC $2K not spent yet	$36K	$30K / $3K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Robert Rowling's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Robert Rowling's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$107K	✗ No
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Attacking	$100K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$20K	✗ No
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$15K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$12K	✗ No

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Rowling spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Robert Rowling gave $921K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 72% ended up on the winning side ($522K won, $204K lost).
Which super PACs did Robert Rowling fund in 2020?: Senate Leadership Fund ($500K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($100K), NRSC ($36K), NRCC ($36K).
Which candidates did Robert Rowling's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $107K, lost); against Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $100K, won); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $61K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.