Donor
Trevor Rees-Jones
IndividualOwner & CEO, Chief Oil & Gas LLC · Texas
5 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Trevor Rees-Jones gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 54% ended up on the winning side ($441K won, $376K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.1M
98% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
54%
$441K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$376K
Not spent yet
$283K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $283K not spent yet | $1.0M | $402K / $316K | |
| American Crossroads $110 not spent yet | $100K | $39K / $61K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Trevor Rees-Jones's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Trevor Rees-Jones's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $207K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $145K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $63K | ✗ No |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $60K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $50K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $43K | ✗ No |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $41K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $40K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $36K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $33K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate (primary) | Supporting | $31K | ✓ Yes |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $20K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Trevor Rees-Jones spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Trevor Rees-Jones gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 54% ended up on the winning side ($441K won, $376K lost).
- Which super PACs did Trevor Rees-Jones fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), American Crossroads ($100K).
- Which candidates did Trevor Rees-Jones's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $207K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $145K, won); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $63K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.