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Ronald Conway

Individual

Investor, Sv Angel LLC · California

16 reported gifts; 9 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

Ronald Conway gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 92% were on the winning side ($861K won, $80K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

92%

$940K scored (51% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$80K

Not allocated or result unknown

$894K

$890K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K 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
Giffords PAC

$415K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$56K / $29K
Tech for Campaigns

$239K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$261K / $0
Unite the Country

$57K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$188K / $5K
People for the American Way

$28K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$189K
$139K / $18K
Be a Hero PAC

$93K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$125K
$24K / $8K
Republican Voters Against Trump Inc

$6K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$125K
$119K / $0
Future Forward (FF PAC)

$23K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$68K / $8K
DSCC

$25K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$35K
$2K / $9K
The Lincoln Project

$4K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$10K
$4K / $1K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Ronald Conway's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Ronald Conway's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$383K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$295K✓ Yes
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$77K✓ Yes
Cory GardnerColorado SenateAttacking$58K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$28K✗ No
Raphael WarnockGeorgia Senate (special)Supporting$17K✓ Yes
Jon OssoffGeorgia SenateSupporting$15K✓ Yes
Cal CunninghamNorth Carolina SenateSupporting$7K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresident (primary)Attacking$6K✗ No
Jaime HarrisonSouth Carolina SenateSupporting$6K✗ No
Doug JonesAlabama Senate (primary)Supporting$5K✓ Yes
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$5K✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ronald Conway spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Ronald Conway gave $1.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 92% were on the winning side ($861K won, $80K lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Ronald Conway fund in 2020?
Giffords PAC ($500K), Tech for Campaigns ($500K), Unite the Country ($250K), People for the American Way ($189K), Be a Hero PAC ($125K).
Which candidates did Ronald Conway's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Donald Trump (President, about $383K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $295K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $77K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.