Donor

Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC

Another PAC

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

Loser

Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PAC gave $2.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 92% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 28% ended up on the winning side ($769K won, $1.9M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.9M

92% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

28%

$769K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.9M

Not spent yet

$157K

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	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $144K not spent yet	$2.5M	$433K / $1.9M
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.	$250K	$235K / $13K
Hard Hats for America $730 not spent yet	$100K	$99K / $0
Our Future United $2K not spent yet	$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	$126K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$90K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$80K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$79K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$74K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$73K	✗ No
Burgess Owens	Utah 4th District	Attacking	$70K	✗ No
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$69K	✓ Yes
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 2nd District	Attacking	$62K	✗ No
Rich McCormick	Georgia 7th District	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Rodney Davis	Illinois 13th District	Attacking	$58K	✗ No
Max N. Rose	New York 11th District	Supporting	$57K	✗ 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 92% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 28% ended up on the winning side ($769K won, $1.9M lost).
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 $126K, lost); against Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey 2nd District, about $90K, lost); against Michelle Fischbach (Minnesota 7th District, about $80K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.