★ Private Action

Tilman Fertitta donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural

From Donor to DiplomatThe $251M Inauguration

Filed January 2025$1,000,000

★ The Brief

What happened

Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the hospitality conglomerate Landry's and the NBA's Houston Rockets, contributed $1,000,000 to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee in connection with the 2025 presidential inauguration.

Who enabled it

Tilman Fertitta

Who benefits

TCTrump-Vance Inaugural Committee

Deal or steal?

Trump appointed Fertitta — owner of the hospitality conglomerate Landry's and the NBA's Houston Rockets — as the U.S. Ambassador to Italy and San Marino in 2025, a post he has held since the same calendar year as the inaugural check.

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Tilman Fertitta, affiliated with Post Oak Motor Cars, donated $1,000,000 to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee in connection with the 2025 presidential inauguration.

Sources

Federal Election Commission · April 20, 2025docquery.fec.gov
Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc. — Report of Donations Accepted (FEC Form 13, 4/20/2025 filing), p. 90

Tilman Fertitta donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural

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