Donor

United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipefitting Industry

Company / nonprofit

Maryland

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

Mixed

United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipefitting Industry gave $1.0M 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, 42% ended up on the winning side ($368K won, $516K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

42%

$368K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$516K

Not spent yet

$116K

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
Senate Majority PAC $116K not spent yet	$1.0M		$368K / $516K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$130K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$121K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$105K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$28K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$19K	✗ No
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate (primary)	Supporting	$10K	✓ Yes

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 Pipefitting Industry spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipefitting Industry gave $1.0M 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, 42% ended up on the winning side ($368K won, $516K lost).
Which super PACs did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipefitting Industry fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.0M).
Which candidates did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipefitting Industry's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against John James (Michigan Senate, about $132K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $132K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $130K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.