Donor
Hillwood Development Company LLC
Company / nonprofitTexas
9 reported gifts; 4 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Hillwood Development Company LLC gave $5.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 70% were on the winning side ($2.4M won, $1.1M lost). $177K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$5.2M
99% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
70%
$3.5M scored (68% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$1.1M
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.7M
$1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $177K 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 $1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $3.0M | $1.0M / $805K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $301K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $2.1M | $1.4M / $261K | |
| Standing With Conservatives $9K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $2K / $0 | |
| Texans for a Conservative Majority $888 not allocated to tracked outside spending | $10K | $9K / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $529K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $293K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $153K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $123K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $109K | ✗ No |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $101K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $97K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $93K | ✗ No |
| Anthony J. Brindisi | New York 22nd District | Attacking | $83K | ✓ Yes |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $78K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $76K | ✓ Yes |
| Sri Preston Kulkarni | Texas 22nd District | Attacking | $69K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Hillwood Development Company LLC spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Hillwood Development Company LLC gave $5.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 70% were on the winning side ($2.4M won, $1.1M lost). $177K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Hillwood Development Company LLC fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($3.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.1M), Standing With Conservatives ($50K), Texans for a Conservative Majority ($10K).
- Which candidates did Hillwood Development Company LLC's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $529K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $293K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $153K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.