Donor

Voices of the American Federation of Government Employees

Another PAC

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

Mixed results

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 40% were on the winning side ($312K won, $471K lost). $1K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$950K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

40%

$782K scored (82% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$471K

Not allocated or result unknown

$168K

$166K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $1K 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 $68K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$500K	$79K / $351K
Senate Majority PAC $96K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$64K / $90K
Priorities USA Action $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$200K	$168K / $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	$84K	✓ Yes
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$79K	✓ Yes
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$23K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$21K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$20K	✓ Yes
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$16K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$15K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$14K	✗ No
Martha McSally	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes

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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 40% were on the winning side ($312K won, $471K lost). $1K had no matched result and is excluded.
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 $84K, won); for Joe Biden (President, about $79K, won); against Thom Tilllis (North Carolina Senate, about $28K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.