Donor

Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC

Another PAC

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

Backed losers

Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC gave $2.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 93% 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, 28% were on the winning side ($675K won, $1.8M lost). $15K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.9M

93% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

28%

$2.4M scored (86% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$1.8M

Not allocated or result unknown

$415K

$399K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $15K 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $341K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.5M	$396K / $1.8M
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. $55K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$178K / $10K
Hard Hats for America $793 not allocated to tracked outside spending	$100K	$99K / $0
Our Future United $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$2K / $5K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$116K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$82K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$73K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$72K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$68K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$67K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$67K	✓ Yes
Burgess Owens	Utah 4th District	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 2nd District	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Rich McCormick	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$55K	✓ Yes
Rodney Davis	Illinois 13th District	Attacking	$53K	✗ No
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Supporting	$52K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC gave $2.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 93% 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, 28% were on the winning side ($675K won, $1.8M lost). $15K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($2.5M), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($250K), Hard Hats for America ($100K), Our Future United ($10K).
Which candidates did Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Michelle Steel (California 48th District, about $116K, lost); against Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey 2nd District, about $82K, lost); against Michelle Fischbach (Minnesota 7th District, about $73K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.