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Robert Rowling

Individual

Attorney Executive, Trt Holdings · Texas

6 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Robert Rowling gave $862K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($282K won, $428K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$862K

99% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

40%

$282K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$428K

Not spent yet

$152K

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Congressional Leadership Fund

$56K not spent yet

$500K
$168K / $268K
Senate Leadership Fund

$36K not spent yet

$250K
$90K / $125K
NRSC

$48K not spent yet

$73K
$7K / $18K
Americans for Prosperity Action

$5K not spent yet

$39K
$18K / $16K

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.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
John K. FettermanPennsylvania SenateAttacking$44K✗ No
Raphael WarnockGeorgia SenateAttacking$44K✗ No
Cheri BeasleyNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$38K✓ Yes
Tim RyanOhio SenateAttacking$28K✓ Yes
Mandela BarnesWisconsin SenateAttacking$26K✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez MastoNevada SenateAttacking$25K✗ No
Susie LeeNevada 3rd DistrictAttacking$21K✗ No
Dina TitusNevada 1st DistrictAttacking$17K✗ No
Susan WildPennsylvania 7th DistrictAttacking$16K✗ No
Sean Patrick MaloneyNew York 17th DistrictAttacking$15K✓ Yes
Herschel Junior WalkerGeorgia SenateSupporting$14K✗ No
Katie PorterCalifornia 47th DistrictAttacking$13K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Rowling spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
Robert Rowling gave $862K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($282K won, $428K lost).
Which super PACs did Robert Rowling fund in 2022?
Congressional Leadership Fund ($500K), Senate Leadership Fund ($250K), NRSC ($73K), Americans for Prosperity Action ($39K).
Which candidates did Robert Rowling's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $44K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $44K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $38K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.