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 Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $91K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $90K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $50K, 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 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Robert Rowling gave $921K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 72% were on the winning side ($444K won, $171K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$921K

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

72%

$615K scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$171K

Not allocated or result unknown

$306K

$289K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $17K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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 $195K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$171K / $134K
Congressional Leadership Fund $36K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$167K / $31K
Texans for a Conservative Majority $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$91K / $0
NRSC $23K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$7K / $5K
NRCC $26K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$36K	$8K / $760

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?
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Attacking	$91K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$90K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$50K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
Jaime Harrison	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Barbara Bollier	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$17K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Attacking	$15K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes
Anthony J. Brindisi	New York 22nd District	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 72% were on the winning side ($444K won, $171K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 Mary Hegar (Texas Senate, about $91K, won); against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $90K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $50K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.