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Earn International Union of Operating Engineers

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DC

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

Mixed results

Earn International Union of Operating Engineers gave $3.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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, 41% were on the winning side ($890K won, $1.3M lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$3.2M

97% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

41%

$2.1M scored (67% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.3M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$1.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $4K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Senate Majority PAC

$959K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.5M
$641K / $900K
House Majority PAC

$68K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$79K / $351K
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.

$22K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$71K / $4K
Hard Hats for America

$793 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$100K
$99K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Earn International Union of Operating Engineers's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Earn International Union of Operating Engineers's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$230K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$227K✗ No
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$223K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$196K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$167K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$107K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$99K✓ Yes
John CornynTexas SenateAttacking$58K✗ No
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$48K✓ Yes
Cory GardnerColorado SenateAttacking$48K✓ Yes
Theresa GreenfieldIowa Senate (primary)Supporting$47K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan Senate (primary)Attacking$35K✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Earn International Union of Operating Engineers spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Earn International Union of Operating Engineers gave $3.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 97% 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, 41% were on the winning side ($890K won, $1.3M lost). $4K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Earn International Union of Operating Engineers fund in 2020?
Senate Majority PAC ($2.5M), House Majority PAC ($500K), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($100K), Hard Hats for America ($100K).
Which candidates did Earn International Union of Operating Engineers's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $230K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $227K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $223K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.