Which super PACs did Vincent Ryan fund in 2024?

Retire Career Politicians ($400K), Votevets ($350K), Democracy 2025 ($250K), Won't PAC Down ($200K), DSCC ($41K).

Which candidates did Vincent Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $285K, lost); for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $203K, lost); against Deb Fischer (Nebraska Senate, about $157K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

← All donors

Donor

Vincent Ryan

Individual

Chairman, Schooner Capital, LLC · Massachusetts

32 gifts to 7 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Vincent Ryan gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 16% ended up on the winning side ($133K won, $699K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

99% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

16%

$133K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$699K

Not spent yet

$409K

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
Retire Career Politicians $26K not spent yet	$400K	$0 / $360K
Votevets $139K not spent yet	$350K	$123K / $61K
Democracy 2025 $117K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $133K
Won't PAC Down $61K not spent yet	$200K	$0 / $139K
DSCC $24K not spent yet	$41K	$10K / $7K
Retired Americans PAC	$62	$15 / $47
DCCC $11 not spent yet	$37	$14 / $11

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$285K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Supporting	$203K	✗ No
Deb Fischer	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$157K	✗ No
Ruben Gallego	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$45K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$22K	✓ Yes
Daniel Helmer	Virginia 10th District (primary)	Supporting	$21K	Unknown
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Alison H. Esposito	New York 18th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Robert Kennedy	President	Supporting	$10K	Unknown
Jen A. Kiggans	Virginia 2nd District	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Tim Sheehy	Montana Senate	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Colin Allred	Texas Senate	Supporting	$8K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Vincent Ryan spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Vincent Ryan gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 16% ended up on the winning side ($133K won, $699K lost).
Which super PACs did Vincent Ryan fund in 2024?: Retire Career Politicians ($400K), Votevets ($350K), Democracy 2025 ($250K), Won't PAC Down ($200K), DSCC ($41K).
Which candidates did Vincent Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $285K, lost); for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $203K, lost); against Deb Fischer (Nebraska Senate, about $157K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.