Which super PACs did Patrick Ryan fund in 2022?

Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), Senate Leadership Fund ($7.0M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($750K), Honor Pennsylvania ($100K), NRSC ($73K).

Which candidates did Patrick Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $1.1M, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $944K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Patrick Ryan

Individual

Chairman, Ryan Specialty Group · Illinois

30 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Patrick Ryan gave $18M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($6.3M won, $9.4M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$18M

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

40%

$6.3M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$9.4M

Not spent yet

$2.5M

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
Congressional Leadership Fund $1.2M not spent yet	$10M	$3.4M / $5.5M
Senate Leadership Fund $1.0M not spent yet	$7.0M	$2.5M / $3.5M
Americans for Prosperity Action $87K not spent yet	$750K	$341K / $315K
Honor Pennsylvania $7K not spent yet	$100K	$3K / $71K
NRSC $48K not spent yet	$73K	$7K / $18K
NRCC	$605	$210 / $395
DCCC $109 not spent yet	$600	$374 / $117
Moveon.Org Political Action $170 not spent yet	$200	$6 / $23
Senate Majority PAC $80 not spent yet	$200	$92 / $28

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$1.2M	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✗ No
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$944K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$800K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$659K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$633K	✗ No
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Attacking	$434K	✗ No
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$346K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$332K	✗ No
Susan Wild	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$321K	✗ No
Sean Patrick Maloney	New York 17th District	Attacking	$301K	✓ Yes
Katie Porter	California 47th District	Attacking	$272K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Patrick Ryan spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Patrick Ryan gave $18M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 40% ended up on the winning side ($6.3M won, $9.4M lost).
Which super PACs did Patrick Ryan fund in 2022?: Congressional Leadership Fund ($10M), Senate Leadership Fund ($7.0M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($750K), Honor Pennsylvania ($100K), NRSC ($73K).
Which candidates did Patrick Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.2M, lost); against Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $1.1M, lost); against Cheri Beasley (North Carolina Senate, about $944K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.