Donor

United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry

Company / nonprofit

Maryland

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

Mixed

United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 67% 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 ($699K won, $833K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

67% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

46%

$699K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$833K

Not spent yet

$68K

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
House Majority PAC $60K not spent yet	$1.1M		$182K / $805K
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.	$550K		$517K / $29K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Brian Fitzpatrick	Pennsylvania 1st District	Supporting	$112K	✓ Yes
Jon Hoadley	Michigan 6th District	Attacking	$100K	✓ Yes
Donald Bacon	Nebraska 2nd District	Supporting	$99K	✓ Yes
Kara Eastman	Nebraska 2nd District	Attacking	$56K	✓ Yes
Christina M. Finello	Pennsylvania 1st District	Attacking	$55K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$53K	✗ No
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Cliff Bentz	Oregon 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$37K	✓ Yes
Yvette Herrell	New Mexico 2nd District	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$34K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 67% 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 ($699K won, $833K lost).
Which super PACs did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($550K).
Which candidates did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania 1st District, about $112K, won); against Jon Hoadley (Michigan 6th District, about $100K, won); for Donald Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $99K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.