Which candidates did Unite Here's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $2.0M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $939K, won); for Steven Horsford (Nevada 4th District, about $219K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

← All donors

Donor

Unite Here

Company / nonprofit

New York

3 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Unite Here gave $3.3M 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, 98% ended up on the winning side ($3.2M won, $77K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$3.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

98%

$3.2M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$77K

No result matched

Mostly primaries where the backed candidate's fate is not tracked

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
Unite Here PAC	$3.3M		$3.2M / $77K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Unite Here's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Unite Here's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$2.0M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$939K	✓ Yes
Steven Horsford	Nevada 4th District	Supporting	$219K	✓ Yes
Pam Keith	Florida 18th District	Supporting	$53K	✗ No
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	Florida 26th District	Supporting	$24K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Unite Here spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Unite Here gave $3.3M 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, 98% ended up on the winning side ($3.2M won, $77K lost).
Which super PACs did Unite Here fund in 2020?: Unite Here PAC ($3.3M).
Which candidates did Unite Here's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $2.0M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $939K, won); for Steven Horsford (Nevada 4th District, about $219K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.