Donor
Ibew PAC Education Fund
Another PACDC
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Ibew PAC Education Fund gave $1.1M 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, 90% ended up on the winning side ($720K won, $83K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.1M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
90%
$720K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$83K
Not spent yet
$247K
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priorities USA Action $647 not spent yet | $550K | $467K / $83K | |
| Take Back 2020 $247K not spent yet | $500K | $253K / $247 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Ibew PAC Education Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Ibew PAC Education Fund's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $331K | ✓ Yes |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $296K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $50K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $50K | ✓ Yes |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $31K | ✗ No |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $13K | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $11K | ✗ No |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $10K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate (primary) | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| Steven Horsford | Nevada 4th District | Supporting | $2K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Supporting | $736 | ✗ No |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Ibew PAC Education Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Ibew PAC Education Fund gave $1.1M 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, 90% ended up on the winning side ($720K won, $83K lost).
- Which super PACs did Ibew PAC Education Fund fund in 2020?
- Priorities USA Action ($550K), Take Back 2020 ($500K).
- Which candidates did Ibew PAC Education Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- against Donald Trump (President, about $331K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $296K, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $50K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.