Which super PACs did Vincent Ryan fund in 2020?

Women Vote! ($1.0M), Independent Alaska ($400K), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($250K), Tech for Campaigns ($67K), United for Massachusetts ($60K).

Which candidates did Vincent Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Dan Sullivan (Alaska Senate, about $258K, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $249K, won); for Al Gross (Alaska Senate, about $142K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Donor

Vincent Ryan

Individual

Founder and Chairman, Schooner Capital · Florida

22 gifts to 8 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Vincent Ryan gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 30% ended up on the winning side ($526K won, $1.2M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

96% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

30%

$526K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.2M

Not spent yet

$119K

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	Won / lost
Women Vote!	$1.0M	$247K / $734K
Independent Alaska	$400K	$0 / $400K
Future Forward (FF PAC) $57K not spent yet	$250K	$172K / $21K
Tech for Campaigns $30K not spent yet	$67K	$37K / $0
United for Massachusetts	$60K	$60K / $0
DCCC	$36K	$6K / $30K
DSCC $13K not spent yet	$36K	$3K / $19K
NRCC $20 not spent yet	$435	$366 / $33

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Vincent Ryan's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Vincent Ryan's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Dan Sullivan	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$258K	✗ No
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$249K	✓ Yes
Al Gross	Alaska Senate	Supporting	$142K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$120K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$114K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$105K	✓ Yes
Roger Marshall	Kansas Senate	Attacking	$73K	✗ No
Edward J. Markey	Massachusetts Senate (primary)	Supporting	$60K	✓ Yes
Mary Hegar	Texas Senate	Supporting	$45K	✗ No
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$37K	✗ No
Yvette Herrell	New Mexico 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$27K	✗ No
Michael Franken	Iowa Senate (primary)	Attacking	$25K	✓ Yes

Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Vincent Ryan spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Vincent Ryan gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 30% ended up on the winning side ($526K won, $1.2M lost).
Which super PACs did Vincent Ryan fund in 2020?: Women Vote! ($1.0M), Independent Alaska ($400K), Future Forward (FF PAC) ($250K), Tech for Campaigns ($67K), United for Massachusetts ($60K).
Which candidates did Vincent Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Dan Sullivan (Alaska Senate, about $258K, lost); for Joe Biden (President, about $249K, won); for Al Gross (Alaska Senate, about $142K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.