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Woody Hunt

Individual

Senior Chairman, Hunt Companies Inc. · Texas

15 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

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

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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / 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

The candidates Woody Hunt's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Woody Hunt's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Nikki HaleyPresident (primary)Supporting$128KUnknown
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$63K✓ Yes
Bernard F. MorenoOhio SenateSupporting$56K✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$53K✓ Yes
Dave McCormickPennsylvania SenateSupporting$48K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$41K✗ No
Joseph BidenPresident (primary)Attacking$39KUnknown
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$38K✗ No
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$28K✗ No
Mike RogersMichigan SenateSupporting$26K✗ No
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$22K✓ Yes
Eric HovdeWisconsin SenateSupporting$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.