Donor
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers
Company / nonprofitDC
3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 59% were on the winning side ($408K won, $281K lost). $7K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.1M
98% of it helped Republicans
Winning share of scored dollars
59%
$689K scored (63% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$281K
Not allocated or result unknown
$411K
$405K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $7K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund $390K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $341K / $268K | |
| Congressional Leadership Fund $14K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $67K / $12K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $176K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $98K | ✓ Yes |
| Steve Bullock | Montana Senate | Attacking | $51K | ✓ Yes |
| Theresa Greenfield | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $41K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $36K | ✗ No |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Attacking | $34K | ✓ Yes |
| Barbara Bollier | Kansas Senate | Attacking | $32K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $31K | ✗ No |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Supporting | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Attacking | $17K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $15K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers gave $1.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 59% were on the winning side ($408K won, $281K lost). $7K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers fund in 2020?
- Senate Leadership Fund ($1.0M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($100K).
- Which candidates did American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $176K, lost); against Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $98K, won); against Steve Bullock (Montana Senate, about $51K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.