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 $42K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $40K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $34K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Robert Rowling

Individual

Attorney Executive, Trt Holdings · Texas

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

Mixed results

Robert Rowling gave $862K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 40% were on the winning side ($269K won, $407K lost). $10K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$862K

99% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

40%

$675K scored (78% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$407K

Not allocated or result unknown

$187K

$177K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $10K 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
Congressional Leadership Fund $65K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$162K / $263K
Senate Leadership Fund $42K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$87K / $121K
NRSC $64K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$73K	$3K / $7K
Americans for Prosperity Action $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$39K	$17K / $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.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$42K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$40K	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$24K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$13K	✗ No
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 40% were on the winning side ($269K won, $407K lost). $10K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $42K, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $40K, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $34K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.