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Ibew PAC Educational Fund

Company / nonprofit

DC

17 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

Ibew PAC Educational Fund gave $4.8M 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, 54% were on the winning side ($1.8M won, $1.5M lost). $38K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$4.8M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

54%

$3.2M scored (68% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.5M

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.5M

$1.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $38K 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
GroupGaveHow the group spent itWon / lost
Senate Majority PAC

$1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending

$2.9M
$731K / $1.0M
Unite the Country

$171K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$750K
$563K / $16K
House Majority PAC

$68K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$500K
$79K / $351K
Votevets

$108K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$350K
$132K / $74K
Black PAC

$68K not allocated to tracked outside spending

$250K
$168K / $14K
Hard Hats for America

$666 not allocated to tracked outside spending

$84K
$83K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Ibew PAC Educational Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Ibew PAC Educational Fund's share of each group's funding.
CandidateRaceSpendingTheir sharePaid off?
Joe BidenPresidentSupporting$413K✓ Yes
David A. PerdueGeorgia SenateAttacking$290K✓ Yes
Thom TilllisNorth Carolina SenateAttacking$280K✗ No
Joni ErnstIowa SenateAttacking$259K✗ No
Joe BidenPresident (primary)Supporting$230K✓ Yes
John JamesMichigan SenateAttacking$224K✓ Yes
Susan Margaret CollinsMaine SenateAttacking$190K✗ No
Steve DainesMontana SenateAttacking$124K✗ No
Martha McSallyArizona SenateAttacking$113K✓ Yes
Donald TrumpPresidentAttacking$67K✓ Yes
John CornynTexas SenateAttacking$66K✗ No
Cory GardnerColorado SenateAttacking$55K✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Ibew PAC Educational Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
Ibew PAC Educational Fund gave $4.8M 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, 54% were on the winning side ($1.8M won, $1.5M lost). $38K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Ibew PAC Educational Fund fund in 2020?
Senate Majority PAC ($2.9M), Unite the Country ($750K), House Majority PAC ($500K), Votevets ($350K), Black PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Ibew PAC Educational Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
for Joe Biden (President, about $413K, won); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $290K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $280K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.