2026年6月24日 美国东部时间下午12:15 / 《华盛顿邮报》
在2000年以来花费最高的20场个人自掏腰包的国会竞选中，仅有4场成功获胜。
当时的马里兰州国会众议员戴维·特龙在2024年民主党参议院初选中落败后发表败选演讲。（克雷格·哈德森 为《华盛顿邮报》拍摄）
作者：普雷维娜·索马桑德拉姆、克拉拉·恩斯·莫斯、艾琳·考克斯
美国富豪们不惜动用自己的数十亿美元身家参选国会，却往往难以如愿。
最近的一例发生在本周二的马里兰州：亿万富翁、前国会众议员戴维·特龙创下2500万美元纪录的复出竞选最终在民主党初选中落败。特龙通过联合创办全国性酒类零售商积累了巨额财富，他是国会竞选中最出手阔绰的自掏腰包竞选者之一。十年来，他在六场竞选中共投入1.34亿美元，三度当选众议院议员，却在另外三场败选竞选中花费了1.01亿美元。
They poured fortunes into trying to join Congress — and usually lost
June 24, 2026 at 12:15 p.m. EDT / The Washington Post
Of the most expensive self-funded congressional campaigns since 2000, only four out of 20 were successful.
David Trone, then a Maryland congressman, delivers a concession speech after losing the 2024 Democratic Senate primary. (Craig Hudson/For The Washington Post)
By Praveena Somasundaram, Clara Ence Morse and Erin Cox
Wealthy Americans have spent hundreds of millions from their fortunes in their quests to join Congress. It usually doesn’t pay off.
The most recent example came Tuesday in Maryland, when billionaire and former congressman David Trone’s record-breaking $25 million comeback bid ended in defeat in the Democratic primary. Trone, who amassed his fortune by co-founding a national alcohol retailer, has been one of the most prolific self-funders of congressional campaigns. He spent $134 million across six races over the course of a decade, winning three terms in the House but spending $101 million on contests he lost.
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