Donor

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Working Families Advocacy Project

Another PAC

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

Mixed

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Working Families Advocacy Project gave $2.0M 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 ($735K won, $1.0M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.0M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

42%

$735K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$1.0M

Not spent yet

$232K

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
Senate Majority PAC $232K not spent yet	$2.0M		$735K / $1.0M

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$265K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$264K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$261K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$241K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$211K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$129K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$114K	✓ Yes
John Cornyn	Texas Senate	Attacking	$66K	✗ No
Cory Gardner	Colorado Senate	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate (primary)	Supporting	$56K	✓ Yes
Lindsey Graham	South Carolina Senate	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate (primary)	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes

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 Working Families Advocacy Project spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Working Families Advocacy Project gave $2.0M 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 ($735K won, $1.0M lost).
Which super PACs did United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Working Families Advocacy Project fund in 2020?: Senate Majority PAC ($2.0M).
Which candidates did United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Working Families Advocacy Project's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against John James (Michigan Senate, about $265K, lost); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $264K, lost); against Joni Ernst (Iowa Senate, about $261K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.