Donor
Phil Ruffin
IndividualEntrepreneur, Self-Employed · Nevada
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Phil Ruffin gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($1.8M won, $2K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.0M
94% of it helped Republicans
Ended up on the winning side
100%
$1.8M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$2K
Not spent yet
$258K
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGA Inc. $121K not spent yet | $2.0M | $1.8M / $0 | |
| Club for Growth Action $19K not spent yet | $25K | $4K / $2K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Phil Ruffin's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Phil Ruffin's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris | President | Attacking | $1.3M | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $288K | ✓ Yes |
| Joseph R Jr Biden | President (primary) | Attacking | $171K | ✓ Yes |
| Ronald Desantis | President (primary) | Attacking | $100K | ✓ Yes |
| Nikki Haley | President (primary) | Attacking | $49K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Desantis | President (primary) | Attacking | $15K | ✓ Yes |
| Bernard F. Moreno | Ohio Senate (primary) | Supporting | $815 | ✓ Yes |
| Mary S. Peltola | Alaska at-large House seat | Attacking | $678 | ✓ Yes |
| Matt Dolan | Ohio Senate (primary) | Attacking | $628 | ✓ Yes |
| Jim Justice | West Virginia Senate (primary) | Attacking | $621 | ✗ No |
| Dave Min | California 47th District | Attacking | $621 | ✗ No |
| Chris Christie | President (primary) | Attacking | $456 | ✓ Yes |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Phil Ruffin spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
- Phil Ruffin gave $2.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 94% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 100% ended up on the winning side ($1.8M won, $2K lost).
- Which super PACs did Phil Ruffin fund in 2024?
- MAGA Inc. ($2.0M), Club for Growth Action ($25K).
- Which candidates did Phil Ruffin's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
- against Kamala Harris (President, about $1.3M, won); for Donald Trump (President, about $288K, won); against Joseph R Jr Biden (President, about $171K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.