Donor
Ronald Conway
IndividualInvestor, Sv Angel LLC · California
16 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Ronald Conway gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 92% were on the winning side ($861K won, $80K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.8M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
92%
$940K scored (51% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$80K
Not allocated or result unknown
$894K
$890K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giffords PAC $415K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $500K | $56K / $29K | |
| Tech for Campaigns $239K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $500K | $261K / $0 | |
| Unite the Country $57K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $188K / $5K | |
| People for the American Way $28K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $189K | $139K / $18K | |
| Be a Hero PAC $93K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $125K | $24K / $8K | |
| Republican Voters Against Trump Inc $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $125K | $119K / $0 | |
| Future Forward (FF PAC) $23K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $68K / $8K | |
| DSCC $25K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $35K | $2K / $9K | |
| The Lincoln Project $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $10K | $4K / $1K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $383K | ✓ Yes |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $295K | ✓ Yes |
| Joe Biden | President (primary) | Supporting | $77K | ✓ Yes |
| Cory Gardner | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $58K | ✓ Yes |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $28K | ✗ No |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $17K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $15K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $7K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President (primary) | Attacking | $6K | ✗ No |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $6K | ✗ No |
| Doug Jones | Alabama Senate (primary) | Supporting | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $5K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Ronald Conway spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Ronald Conway gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 92% were on the winning side ($861K won, $80K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Ronald Conway fund in 2020?
- Giffords PAC ($500K), Tech for Campaigns ($500K), Unite the Country ($250K), People for the American Way ($189K), Be a Hero PAC ($125K).
- Which candidates did Ronald Conway's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Donald Trump (President, about $383K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $295K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $77K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.