Which super PACs did Shirley 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 Shirley Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.9M, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.3M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.1M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Shirley Ryan

Individual

Chairman, Pathways.Org · Illinois

12 gifts to 9 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Shirley Ryan gave $15M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 59% ended up on the winning side ($6.6M won, $4.5M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$15M

92% of it helped Republicans

Ended up on the winning side

59%

$6.6M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4.5M

Not spent yet

$3.7M

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
Senate Leadership Fund $1.0M not spent yet	$5.0M	$2.8M / $1.1M
Congressional Leadership Fund $400K not spent yet	$4.5M	$2.3M / $1.8M
SFA Fund	$2.5M	$756K / $141K
Americans for Prosperity Action $203K not spent yet	$1.5M	$642K / $374K
Maryland's Future $42K not spent yet	$500K	$0 / $458K
Together for Nevada's Future PAC $46K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $204K
Glcf, Inc. $10K not spent yet	$250K	$55K / $185K
Fix Washington PAC $10K not spent yet	$250K	$12K / $227K
Wfw Action Fund Inc $10K not spent yet	$51K	$7K / $12K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Nikki Haley	President (primary)	Supporting	$1.9M	Unknown
Sherrod Brown	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Robert P. Casey Jr.	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$1.1M	✓ Yes
Ron Desantis	President (primary)	Attacking	$746K	✓ Yes
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$708K	✗ No
Tammy Baldwin	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$698K	✗ No
Jon Tester	Montana Senate	Attacking	$463K	✓ Yes
Angela Alsobrooks	Maryland Senate	Attacking	$452K	✗ No
Sam Brown	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$303K	✗ No
Mike Rogers	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$242K	✗ No
Bernard F. Moreno	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$240K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$227K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Shirley Ryan spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Shirley Ryan gave $15M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 59% ended up on the winning side ($6.6M won, $4.5M lost).
Which super PACs did Shirley 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 Shirley Ryan's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Nikki Haley (President, about $1.9M, unknown); against Sherrod Brown (Ohio Senate, about $1.3M, won); against Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania Senate, about $1.1M, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.