Donor

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees

Company / nonprofit

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

Backed winners

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees gave $1.6M 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, 78% were on the winning side ($960K won, $273K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

78%

$1.2M scored (79% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$273K

Not allocated or result unknown

$327K

$318K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $9K 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
House Majority PAC $318K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.6M		$960K / $273K

The trail

What the money bought

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

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$46K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$41K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$40K	✓ Yes
Jeremy Shaffer	Pennsylvania 17th District	Attacking	$39K	✓ Yes
Lisa Scheller	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$38K	✓ Yes
David G. Valadao	California 22nd District	Attacking	$37K	✗ No
Tyler Kistner	Minnesota 2nd District	Attacking	$37K	✓ Yes
Bruce Poliquin	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Frank T. Pallota	New Jersey 5th District	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Matt Larkin	Washington 8th District	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees gave $1.6M 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, 78% were on the winning side ($960K won, $273K lost). $9K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($1.6M).
Which candidates did American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mark Robertson (Nevada 1st District, about $46K, won); against Cassy Garcia (Texas 28th District, about $41K, won); against Yesli I. Vega (Virginia 7th District, about $40K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.