Donor
Trt Holdings Inc.
Company / nonprofitTexas
3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 65% were on the winning side ($406K won, $219K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$950K
98% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
65%
$624K scored (66% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$219K
Not allocated or result unknown
$326K
$309K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $17K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $273K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $700K | $239K / $188K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $36K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $167K / $31K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $123K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $68K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $36K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $29K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $25K | ✗ No |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $23K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $22K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $18K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $18K | ✓ Yes |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $12K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✓ 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 65% were on the winning side ($406K won, $219K lost). $17K had no matched result and is excluded.
- 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 $123K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $68K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $36K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.