Donor
Union Plus
Company / nonprofitDC
1 gift to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Union Plus gave $2.0M 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, 100% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $0 lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.0M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
100%
$1.1M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$0
Not spent yet
$890K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working People Rising $890K not spent yet | $2.0M | $1.1M / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Union Plus's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Union Plus's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $535K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $535K | ✓ Yes |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $9K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $5K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Union Plus spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Union Plus gave $2.0M 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, 100% ended up on the winning side ($1.1M won, $0 lost).
- Which super PACs did Union Plus fund in 2020?
- Working People Rising ($2.0M).
- Which candidates did Union Plus's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $535K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $535K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $25K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.