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 $279K, lost); for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $202K, lost); against Deb Fischer (Nebraska Senate, about $156K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Vincent Ryan

Individual

Chairman, Schooner Capital, LLC · Massachusetts

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

Backed losers

Vincent Ryan gave $1.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 9% were on the winning side ($69K won, $666K lost). $33K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

$735K scored (59% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$666K

Not allocated or result unknown

$506K

$473K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $33K 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Retire Career Politicians $28K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$400K	$0 / $358K
Votevets $231K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$350K	$65K / $34K
Democracy 2025 $117K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$0 / $133K
Won't PAC Down $61K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$0 / $139K
DSCC $35K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$41K	$4K / $2K
Retired Americans PAC $41 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$62	$5 / $16
DCCC $29 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$37	$4 / $3

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	$279K	✗ No
Dan Osborn	Nebraska Senate	Supporting	$202K	✗ No
Deb Fischer	Nebraska Senate	Attacking	$156K	✗ No
Ruben Gallego	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$13K	✓ Yes
Ruben Gallego	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$12K	✓ Yes
Daniel Helmer	Virginia 10th District (primary)	Supporting	$12K	Unknown
Robert Kennedy	President	Supporting	$10K	Unknown
Derrick Van Orden	Wisconsin 3rd District	Attacking	$9K	✗ No
Alison H. Esposito	New York 18th District	Attacking	$8K	✓ Yes
Jen A. Kiggans	Virginia 2nd District	Attacking	$5K	✗ No
Chase Oliver	President	Supporting	$5K	Unknown

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 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 9% were on the winning side ($69K won, $666K lost). $33K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $279K, lost); for Dan Osborn (Nebraska Senate, about $202K, lost); against Deb Fischer (Nebraska Senate, about $156K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.