FEC filing shows the pro-Trump super PAC Rick Perry helped raise money for had only $65k on hand at the end of April

Greg P. | 9:01 PM on May 20, 2016

Huh – they had claimed they had no debt https://t.co/QY9pQUsXzI

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 20, 2016

Earlier this week we told you that former Texas Governor Rick Perry, going all-in on supporting Donald Trump, headlined a fundraising conference-call for the pro-Trump Great America super PAC.

Well, hopefully Gov. Perry’s star-power was able to help them raise some cash because they need it. As of the end of April, the PAC only had $65,000 on hand with $300,000 of debt:

Just in: Donald Trump's main super PAC, Great America, raised $500,000 last month — and it had only $65,000 on hand https://t.co/tZHHmJaa3M

— Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) May 20, 2016

That pro-Trump super PAC Great America PAC? New FEC filing shows debt of $300k and only $65K cash on hand.

— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) May 20, 2016

Great America, Trump super PAC, is out with a list of more than two dozen top supporters — many from California. pic.twitter.com/uzYSA5bWEU

— Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) May 19, 2016

From the FEC:

$250,000 of the debt is payable to William Doddrigde, founder of the PAC and CEO of The Jewelry Exchange. The other $50,000 loan is payable to Eric Beach, the PAC’s finance director.

The PAC had told the New York Times that they raised $1.6 million to date and had no debt, so there’s a slight disconnect here:

https://twitter.com/carlitos2230/status/733450664387346432

From the Times:

Jesse Benton, a former official for the group who now works on a volunteer basis, said that on Friday its filings with the Federal Election Commission would show $1.66 million raised over all, and no debt. Another recently formed super PAC, the Committee for American Sovereignty, featured donors such as Nick Loeb, a former backer of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey.

We don’t know how much the PAC raised in May, but it has authorized a “$200k independent expenditure”: