Donor
Woody Hunt
IndividualSenior Chairman, Hunt Companies Inc. · Texas
15 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Woody Hunt gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 60% were on the winning side ($455K won, $299K lost). $185K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.2M
99% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
60%
$753K scored (62% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$299K
Not allocated or result unknown
$459K
$275K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $185K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity Action $126K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $750K | $271K / $180K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $22K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $200K | $99K / $76K | |
| Senate Leadership Fund $45K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $150K | $75K / $30K | |
| NRCC $66K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $83K | $5K / $12K | |
| Hispanic Leadership Alliance $14K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $30K | $5K / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki Haley | President (primary) | Supporting | $128K | Unknown |
| Sherrod Brown | Ohio Senate | Attacking | $63K | ✓ Yes |
| Bernard F. Moreno | Ohio Senate | Supporting | $56K | ✓ Yes |
| Robert P. Casey Jr. | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $53K | ✓ Yes |
| Dave McCormick | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $48K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $41K | ✗ No |
| Joseph Biden | President (primary) | Attacking | $39K | Unknown |
| Elissa Slotkin | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $38K | ✗ No |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $28K | ✗ No |
| Mike Rogers | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $26K | ✗ No |
| Jon Tester | Montana Senate | Attacking | $22K | ✓ Yes |
| Eric Hovde | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $21K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Woody Hunt spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Woody Hunt gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 60% were on the winning side ($455K won, $299K lost). $185K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Woody Hunt fund in 2024?
- Americans for Prosperity Action ($750K), Congressional Leadership Fund ($200K), Senate Leadership Fund ($150K), NRCC ($83K), Hispanic Leadership Alliance ($30K).
- Which candidates did Woody Hunt's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- for Nikki Haley (President, about $128K, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $63K, won); for Bernard F. Moreno (Ohio Senate, about $56K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.