Donor

Voices of the American Federation of Government Employees

Another PAC

4 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed

Voices of the American Federation of Government Employees gave $950K 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, 39% ended up on the winning side ($348K won, $542K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$950K

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

39%

$348K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$542K

Not spent yet

$60K

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 $29K not spent yet	$500K	$87K / $383K
Senate Majority PAC $29K not spent yet	$250K	$92K / $129K
Priorities USA Action $235 not spent yet	$200K	$170K / $30K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Voices of the American Federation of Government Employees's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Voices of the American Federation of Government Employees's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$95K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$83K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate (primary)	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$25K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
Steve Daines	Montana Senate	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Voices of the American Federation of Government Employees spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Voices of the American Federation of Government Employees gave $950K 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, 39% ended up on the winning side ($348K won, $542K lost).
Which super PACs did Voices of the American Federation of Government Employees fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($500K), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), Priorities USA Action ($200K).
Which candidates did Voices of the American Federation of Government Employees's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: against Donald Trump (President, about $95K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $83K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $38K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.