Donor
Service Employees International Union
Company / nonprofitDC
3 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Service Employees International Union gave $1.4M 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, 97% ended up on the winning side ($446K won, $14K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$1.4M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
97%
$446K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$14K
Not spent yet
$891K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Power $878K not spent yet | $1.3M | $419K / $3K | |
| Moveon.Org Political Action $12K not spent yet | $50K | $27K / $11K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Service Employees International Union's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Service Employees International Union's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $359K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $20K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $8K | ✓ Yes |
| Jaime Harrison | South Carolina Senate | Supporting | $6K | ✗ No |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $3K | ✓ Yes |
| Sara I. Gideon | Maine Senate | Supporting | $3K | ✗ No |
| Cal Cunningham | North Carolina Senate | Supporting | $3K | ✗ No |
| John W. Hickenlooper | Colorado Senate | Supporting | $1K | ✓ Yes |
| Martha McSally | Arizona Senate (primary) | Attacking | $865 | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $854 | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Service Employees International Union spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Service Employees International Union gave $1.4M 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, 97% ended up on the winning side ($446K won, $14K lost).
- Which super PACs did Service Employees International Union fund in 2020?
- People's Action Power ($1.3M), Moveon.Org Political Action ($50K).
- Which candidates did Service Employees International Union's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $359K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $26K, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $24K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.