Which super PACs did National Education Association fund in 2020?

Nea Advocacy Fund ($6.0M), Por Nuestras Familias ($160K), Priorities USA Action ($150K), Ab PAC ($75K).

Which candidates did National Education Association's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $606K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $348K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $211K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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National Education Association

Company / nonprofit

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

Mixed results

National Education Association gave $6.4M 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, 46% were on the winning side ($724K won, $866K lost). $72K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$6.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

46%

$1.6M scored (25% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$866K

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.8M

$4.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $72K 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

Group	Gave	Won / lost
Nea Advocacy Fund $4.7M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$6.0M	$413K / $837K
Por Nuestras Familias $21K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$160K	$139K / $0
Priorities USA Action $1K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$126K / $22K
Ab PAC $22K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$75K	$46K / $7K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates National Education Association's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by National Education Association's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$606K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$348K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$211K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$113K	✓ Yes
Joyce Elliott	Arkansas 2nd District	Supporting	$94K	✗ No
Andrew R. Garbarino	New York 2nd District	Attacking	$80K	✗ No
Yvette Harrell	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$72K	Unknown
Karen Handel	Georgia 6th District	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 2nd District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Jackie Gordon	New York 2nd District	Supporting	$20K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President (primary)	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Rita R. Hart	Iowa 2nd District	Supporting	$10K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did National Education Association spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: National Education Association gave $6.4M 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, 46% were on the winning side ($724K won, $866K lost). $72K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did National Education Association fund in 2020?: Nea Advocacy Fund ($6.0M), Por Nuestras Familias ($160K), Priorities USA Action ($150K), Ab PAC ($75K).
Which candidates did National Education Association's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $606K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $348K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $211K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.