Donor

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees

Company / nonprofit

8 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 34% ended up on the winning side ($500K won, $967K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

34%

$500K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$967K

Not spent yet

$133K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques 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 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
House Majority PAC $69K not spent yet	$1.2M		$208K / $919K
Ab PAC $60K not spent yet	$400K		$293K / $47K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$304K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$61K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$43K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Burgess Owens	Utah 4th District	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 2nd District	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
Rich McCormick	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Kelly Loeffler	Georgia Senate (special)	Attacking	$28K	✓ Yes
Rodney Davis	Illinois 13th District	Attacking	$28K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 34% ended up on the winning side ($500K won, $967K lost).
Which super PACs did American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($1.2M), Ab PAC ($400K).
Which candidates did American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $304K, won); against Michelle Steel (California 48th District, about $61K, lost); against Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey 2nd District, about $43K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.