Donor

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Company / nonprofit

4 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees gave $1.2M 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, 42% were on the winning side ($309K won, $434K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

42%

$743K scored (62% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$434K

Not allocated or result unknown

$462K

$462K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $462K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.2M		$309K / $434K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$111K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$110K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$102K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$94K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$80K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$51K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$23K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$23K	✓ Yes
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$17K	✗ No
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$16K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees gave $1.2M 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, 42% were on the winning side ($309K won, $434K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.2M).
Which candidates did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $111K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $110K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $102K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.