Which super PACs did Shirley Ryan fund in 2022?

Senate Leadership Fund ($7.0M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($750K), NRSC ($73K).

Which candidates did Shirley 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 $938K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Shirley Ryan

Individual

Chairman, Pathways.Org · Illinois

4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Shirley Ryan gave $7.8M 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, 43% ended up on the winning side ($2.9M won, $3.8M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$7.8M

98% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

43%

$2.9M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$3.8M

Not spent yet

$1.1M

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
Senate Leadership Fund $994K not spent yet	$7.0M	$2.5M / $3.5M
Americans for Prosperity Action $87K not spent yet	$750K	$341K / $315K
NRSC $48K not spent yet	$73K	$7K / $18K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Shirley Ryan's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Shirley 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	$938K	✓ Yes
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$794K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$654K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$628K	✗ No
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$330K	✗ No
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Supporting	$226K	✗ No
Maggie Hassan	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$167K	✗ No
Kelly C. Tshibaka	Alaska Senate	Attacking	$150K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Supporting	$95K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$93K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Shirley Ryan spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Shirley Ryan gave $7.8M 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, 43% ended up on the winning side ($2.9M won, $3.8M lost).
Which super PACs did Shirley Ryan fund in 2022?: Senate Leadership Fund ($7.0M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($750K), NRSC ($73K).
Which candidates did Shirley 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 $938K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.