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 $625K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $359K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $233K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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National Education Association

Company / nonprofit

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

Mixed

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 through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 46% ended up on the winning side ($765K won, $894K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$6.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

46%

$765K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$894K

Not spent yet

$4.7M

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	Won / lost
Nea Advocacy Fund $4.6M not spent yet	$6.0M	$426K / $862K
Por Nuestras Familias $3K not spent yet	$160K	$157K / $0
Priorities USA Action $177 not spent yet	$150K	$127K / $23K
Ab PAC $11K not spent yet	$75K	$55K / $9K

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	$625K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$359K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$233K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$137K	✓ Yes
Joyce Elliott	Arkansas 2nd District	Supporting	$97K	✗ No
Andrew R. Garbarino	New York 2nd District	Attacking	$82K	✗ No
Yvette Harrell	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$74K	Unknown
Karen Handel	Georgia 6th District	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Iowa 2nd District	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Jackie Gordon	New York 2nd District	Supporting	$21K	✗ No
Rita R. Hart	Iowa 2nd District	Supporting	$10K	✗ No
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$8K	✗ 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 through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 46% ended up on the winning side ($765K won, $894K lost).
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 $625K, lost); against John James (Michigan Senate, about $359K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $233K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.