Which super PACs did Robert Marling Jr. fund in 2024?

Truth and Courage PAC ($1.3M), Club for Growth Action ($500K), MAGA Inc. ($325K), House Freedom Action ($230K).

Which candidates did Robert Marling Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

against Colin Allred (Texas Senate, about $743K, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $208K, won); for Ted Cruz (Texas Senate, about $131K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Robert Marling Jr.

Individual

Chief Executive Officer, Woodforest National Bank · Texas

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

Winner

Robert Marling Jr. gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 94% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $86K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.3M

92% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

94%

$1.4M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$86K

Not spent yet

$858K

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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Truth and Courage PAC $377K not spent yet	$1.3M	$873K / $0
Club for Growth Action $390K not spent yet	$500K	$79K / $31K
MAGA Inc. $20K not spent yet	$325K	$287K / $0
House Freedom Action $36K not spent yet	$230K	$123K / $55K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Robert Marling Jr.'s money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Robert Marling Jr.'s share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Colin Allred	Texas Senate	Attacking	$743K	✓ Yes
Kamala Harris	President	Attacking	$208K	✓ Yes
Ted Cruz	Texas Senate	Supporting	$131K	✓ Yes
Janelle Stelson	Pennsylvania 10th District	Attacking	$50K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$48K	✓ Yes
John J. McGuire III	Virginia 5th District (primary)	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Joseph R Jr Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Scott Perry	Pennsylvania 10th District	Supporting	$25K	✓ Yes
Marlin A. Stutzman	Indiana 3rd District (primary)	Supporting	$16K	✓ Yes
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate (primary)	Supporting	$16K	✓ Yes
Ronald Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Mary S. Peltola	Alaska at-large House seat	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Robert Marling Jr. spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Robert Marling Jr. gave $2.3M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 94% ended up on the winning side ($1.4M won, $86K lost).
Which super PACs did Robert Marling Jr. fund in 2024?: Truth and Courage PAC ($1.3M), Club for Growth Action ($500K), MAGA Inc. ($325K), House Freedom Action ($230K).
Which candidates did Robert Marling Jr.'s money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Colin Allred (Texas Senate, about $743K, won); against Kamala Harris (President, about $208K, won); for Ted Cruz (Texas Senate, about $131K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.