Donor
Trt Holdings Inc.
Company / nonprofitTexas
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Trt Holdings Inc. gave $950K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 64% ended up on the winning side ($455K won, $253K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$950K
98% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
64%
$455K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$253K
Not spent yet
$241K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $198K not spent yet | $700K | $281K / $221K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $27K not spent yet | $250K | $174K / $32K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Trt Holdings Inc.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Trt Holdings Inc.'s share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $145K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $80K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $42K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $34K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $30K | ✗ No |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $28K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $27K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $25K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $21K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate (primary) | Supporting | $21K | ✓ Yes |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $14K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $12K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Trt Holdings Inc. spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Trt Holdings Inc. gave $950K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 64% ended up on the winning side ($455K won, $253K lost).
- Which super PACs did Trt Holdings Inc. fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($700K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($250K).
- Which candidates did Trt Holdings Inc.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $145K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $80K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $42K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.