Donor

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club

Another PAC

6 gifts to 4 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club gave $1.9M 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, 43% ended up on the winning side ($781K won, $1.1M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

43%

$781K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.1M

Not spent yet

$117K

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	Won / lost
House Majority PAC $58K not spent yet	$1.0M	$173K / $766K
Priorities USA Action $589 not spent yet	$500K	$424K / $75K
Senate Majority PAC $46K not spent yet	$400K	$147K / $207K
Latino Victory Fund $9K not spent yet	$50K	$37K / $4K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$245K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$235K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$64K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$53K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$52K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$52K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$50K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$48K	✓ Yes
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$32K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club gave $1.9M 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, 43% ended up on the winning side ($781K won, $1.1M lost).
Which super PACs did United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Priorities USA Action ($500K), Senate Majority PAC ($400K), Latino Victory Fund ($50K).
Which candidates did United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $245K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $235K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $64K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.