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Patrick Ryan

Individual

Chairman, Ryan Specialty · Illinois

26 reported gifts; 15 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Patrick Ryan gave $15M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 55% were on the winning side ($5.3M won, $4.3M lost). $2.6M had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$15M

100% of it helped Republicans

Winning share of scored dollars

55%

$9.6M scored (65% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$4.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$5.2M

$2.6M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2.6M has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A person writing checks 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 check 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Leadership Fund

$1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$5.0M
$2.5M / $1.0M
Congressional Leadership Fund

$505K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$4.5M
$2.2M / $1.7M
SFA Fund

$198K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.5M
$0 / $130K
Americans for Prosperity Action

$253K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1.5M
$543K / $361K
Maryland's Future

$59K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$0 / $441K
Fix Washington PAC

$10K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$12K / $227K
Together for Nevada's Future PAC

$46K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$0 / $204K
Glcf, Inc.

$15K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$53K / $181K
Wfw Action Fund Inc

$12K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$51K
$6K / $11K
Best of America PAC

$11K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$50K
$0 / $0
DCCC

$871 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$1K
$126 / $93
DSCC

$772 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$913
$86 / $55
NRSC

$465 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500
$0 / $35
NRCC

$183 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$229
$13 / $33
Senate Conservatives Fund

$58 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$90
$24 / $6

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.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Nikki HaleyPresident (primary)Supporting$1.7MUnknown
Sherrod BrownOhio SenateAttacking$1.1M✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.Pennsylvania SenateAttacking$925K✓ Yes
Ron DesantisPresident (primary)Attacking$687KUnknown
Elissa SlotkinMichigan SenateAttacking$627K✗ No
Tammy BaldwinWisconsin SenateAttacking$547K✗ No
Angela AlsobrooksMaryland SenateAttacking$435K✗ No
Jon TesterMontana SenateAttacking$402K✓ Yes
Sam BrownNevada SenateSupporting$271K✗ No
Bernard F. MorenoOhio SenateSupporting$219K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$212K✗ No
Derek TranCalifornia 45th DistrictAttacking$210K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Patrick Ryan spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?
Patrick Ryan gave $15M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 55% were on the winning side ($5.3M won, $4.3M lost). $2.6M had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Patrick Ryan fund in 2024?
Senate Leadership Fund ($5.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.5M), SFA Fund ($2.5M), Americans for Prosperity Action ($1.5M), Maryland's Future ($500K).
Which candidates did Patrick Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?
for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.7M, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.1M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $925K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.