Which candidates did Timothy Draper's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.9M, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $896K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $170K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Timothy Draper

Individual

Venture Capital, Draper Management Company · California

3 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Timothy Draper gave $3.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 64% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 84% ended up on the winning side ($907K won, $170K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.0M

64% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

84%

$907K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$170K

No result matched

$1.9M

Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
SFA Fund	$3.0M		$907K / $170K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$1.9M	Unknown
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$896K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$170K	✗ No
Joseph Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President (primary)	Attacking	$916	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Timothy Draper spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Timothy Draper gave $3.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 64% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 84% ended up on the winning side ($907K won, $170K lost).
Which super PACs did Timothy Draper fund in 2024?: SFA Fund ($3.0M).
Which candidates did Timothy Draper's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.9M, unknown); against Ron Desantis (President, about $896K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $170K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.