Which super PACs did Ryan Salame fund in 2022?

American Dream Federal Action ($15M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Results for Nc, Inc. ($700K), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($500K).

Which candidates did Ryan Salame's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for Rodney L Davis (Illinois 15th District, about $2.4M, unknown); for Katie Britt (Alabama Senate, about $1.4M, won); for Brad Finstad (Minnesota 1st District, about $1.3M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ryan Salame

Individual

CEO, Ftx Digital Markets · Massachusetts

12 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Ryan Salame gave $21M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 82% ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $2.5M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$21M

96% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

82%

$11M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$2.5M

Not spent yet

$7.1M

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
American Dream Federal Action $3.7M not spent yet	$15M	$8.5M / $0
Senate Leadership Fund $355K not spent yet	$2.5M	$897K / $1.2M
Congressional Leadership Fund $226K not spent yet	$2.0M	$672K / $1.1M
Results for Nc, Inc.	$700K	$700K / $0
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.	$500K	$314K / $149K
Club for Growth Action $9K not spent yet	$50K	$19K / $19K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Rodney L Davis	Illinois 15th District (primary)	Supporting	$2.4M	Unknown
Katie Britt	Alabama Senate	Supporting	$1.4M	✓ Yes
Brad Finstad	Minnesota 1st District	Supporting	$1.3M	✓ Yes
John Boozman	Arkansas Senate (primary)	Supporting	$1.2M	✓ Yes
Mike Simpson	Idaho 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$741K	✓ Yes
Erin Houchin	Indiana 9th District (primary)	Supporting	$693K	✓ Yes
Eli Crane	Arizona 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$643K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate (primary)	Supporting	$521K	✓ Yes
Bo Hines	North Carolina 13th District (primary)	Supporting	$518K	✓ Yes
David Schweikert	Arizona 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$504K	✓ Yes
Mark Alford	Missouri 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$503K	✓ Yes
David Madison Cawthorn	North Carolina 11th District (primary)	Attacking	$476K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ryan Salame spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Ryan Salame gave $21M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 96% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 82% ended up on the winning side ($11M won, $2.5M lost).
Which super PACs did Ryan Salame fund in 2022?: American Dream Federal Action ($15M), Senate Leadership Fund ($2.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($2.0M), Results for Nc, Inc. ($700K), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($500K).
Which candidates did Ryan Salame's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for Rodney L Davis (Illinois 15th District, about $2.4M, unknown); for Katie Britt (Alabama Senate, about $1.4M, won); for Brad Finstad (Minnesota 1st District, about $1.3M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.