Which super PACs did Afscme Special Account fund in 2022?

For Our Future ($4.1M), Workers Vote ($1.1M), Senate Majority PAC ($250K).

Which candidates did Afscme Special Account's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?

for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $337K, won); for Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $113K, won); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $113K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Afscme Special Account

Another PAC

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

Backed winners

Afscme Special Account gave $5.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 79% were on the winning side ($727K won, $194K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$5.4M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

79%

$920K scored (17% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$194K

Not allocated or result unknown

$4.5M

$4.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $2K 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
For Our Future $3.5M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$4.1M	$493K / $165K
Workers Vote $904K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M	$146K / $297
Senate Majority PAC $132K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$250K	$88K / $28K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Afscme Special Account's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Afscme Special Account's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$337K	✓ Yes
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$113K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$113K	✗ No
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$73K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Supporting	$33K	✓ Yes
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Supporting	$32K	✓ Yes
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$30K	✓ Yes
Steven A. Horsford	Nevada 4th District	Supporting	$25K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$24K	✗ No
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$18K	✓ Yes
Val Demings	Florida Senate	Supporting	$16K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Afscme Special Account spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Afscme Special Account gave $5.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 79% were on the winning side ($727K won, $194K lost). $2K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Afscme Special Account fund in 2022?: For Our Future ($4.1M), Workers Vote ($1.1M), Senate Majority PAC ($250K).
Which candidates did Afscme Special Account's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $337K, won); for Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $113K, won); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $113K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.