Donor

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry

Another PAC

Maryland

2 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry gave $900K 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, 89% ended up on the winning side ($793K won, $98K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$900K

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

89%

$793K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$98K

Not spent yet

$9K

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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Priorities USA Action $589 not spent yet	$500K		$424K / $75K
America's Future Majority Fund $8K not spent yet	$400K		$369K / $23K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$439K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$343K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$28K	✗ No
Brian Mast	Florida 18th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Christina M. Hagan	Ohio 13th District	Attacking	$19K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$10K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$9K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate	Supporting	$5K	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate (primary)	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Supporting	$669	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry gave $900K 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, 89% ended up on the winning side ($793K won, $98K lost).
Which super PACs did United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry fund in 2020?: Priorities USA Action ($500K), America's Future Majority Fund ($400K).
Which candidates did United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $439K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $343K, won); for Cal Cunningham (North Carolina Senate, about $28K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.