Donor
Laborers' Political League Education Fund
Company / nonprofitDC
3 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Laborers' Political League Education Fund gave $2.3M 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, 29% were on the winning side ($479K won, $1.2M lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$2.3M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
29%
$1.6M scored (72% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$1.2M
Not allocated or result unknown
$619K
$616K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Majority PAC $479K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.3M | $320K / $450K | |
| House Majority PAC $137K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $159K / $702K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $115K | ✗ No |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $114K | ✗ No |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $105K | ✓ Yes |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $98K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $83K | ✗ No |
| Steve Daines | Montana Senate | Attacking | $53K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $49K | ✓ Yes |
| Michelle Steel | California 48th District | Attacking | $46K | ✗ No |
| Jeff Van Drew | New Jersey 2nd District | Attacking | $33K | ✗ No |
| Michelle Fischbach | Minnesota 7th District | Attacking | $29K | ✗ No |
| John Cornyn | Texas Senate | Attacking | $29K | ✗ No |
| Mike Garcia | California 25th District | Attacking | $29K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Laborers' Political League Education Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Laborers' Political League Education Fund gave $2.3M 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, 29% were on the winning side ($479K won, $1.2M lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Laborers' Political League Education Fund fund in 2020?
- Senate Majority PAC ($1.3M), House Majority PAC ($1.0M).
- Which candidates did Laborers' Political League Education Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $115K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $114K, lost); against David A. Perdue (Georgia Senate, about $105K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.