Donor

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Company / nonprofit

2 reported gifts; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed winners

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees gave $1.3M 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, 76% were on the winning side ($441K won, $140K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

76%

$581K scored (46% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$140K

Not allocated or result unknown

$669K

$658K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $11K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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	How the group spent it	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $658K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M		$441K / $140K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$153K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$92K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$88K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$71K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$41K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$32K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$31K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$17K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$11K	Unknown
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$11K	✓ Yes
Cheri Beasley	North Carolina Senate	Supporting	$9K	✗ No

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees gave $1.3M 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, 76% were on the winning side ($441K won, $140K lost). $11K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.3M).
Which candidates did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $153K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $92K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $88K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.