Donor
Association National Education
IndividualNot Applicable, Nea · DC
2 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Association National Education gave $5.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 33% ended up on the winning side ($355K won, $719K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$5.0M
99% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
33%
$355K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$719K
Not spent yet
$3.9M
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 | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nea Advocacy Fund $3.9M not spent yet | $5.0M | $355K / $719K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Association National Education's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Association National Education's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $518K | ✗ No |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $299K | ✓ Yes |
| Joyce Elliott | Arkansas 2nd District | Supporting | $81K | ✗ No |
| Andrew R. Garbarino | New York 2nd District | Attacking | $68K | ✗ No |
| Yvette Harrell | New Mexico 2nd District | Attacking | $62K | Unknown |
| Karen Handel | Georgia 6th District | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Iowa 2nd District | Attacking | $20K | ✗ No |
| Jackie Gordon | New York 2nd District | Supporting | $17K | ✗ No |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $13K | ✓ Yes |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Rita R. Hart | Iowa 2nd District | Supporting | $8K | ✗ No |
| Karen Handel | Georgia 6th District | Supporting | $6K | ✗ No |
Individual as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Association National Education spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Association National Education gave $5.0M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 33% ended up on the winning side ($355K won, $719K lost).
- Which super PACs did Association National Education fund in 2020?
- Nea Advocacy Fund ($5.0M).
- Which candidates did Association National Education's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $518K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $299K, won); for Joyce Elliott (Arkansas 2nd District, about $81K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.