Donor

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club

Another PAC

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

Mixed results

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 44% were on the winning side ($717K won, $924K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.9M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

44%

$1.6M scored (84% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$924K

Not allocated or result unknown

$309K

$306K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $3K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 check 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 $137K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.0M	$159K / $702K
Priorities USA Action $5K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$420K / $75K
Senate Majority PAC $153K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$400K	$103K / $144K
Latino Victory Fund $11K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K	$35K / $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	$233K	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$209K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$37K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$36K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Cal Cunningham	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$29K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ 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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 44% were on the winning side ($717K won, $924K lost). $3K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $233K, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $209K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $48K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.