Donor

Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/ International Union of Operating Engineers

Another PAC

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

Backed winners

Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/ International Union of Operating Engineers gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 97% 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, 75% were on the winning side ($509K won, $170K lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

97% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

75%

$679K scored (48% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$170K

Not allocated or result unknown

$746K

$734K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $12K 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
Senate Majority PAC $658K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M	$441K / $140K
Votevets $72K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$150K	$47K / $30K
Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) $4K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$25K	$21K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/ International Union of Operating Engineers's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/ International Union of Operating Engineers'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	$94K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$88K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$76K	✗ 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
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$29K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$18K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$17K	✓ Yes
Lisa Murkowski	Alaska Senate (primary)	Supporting	$13K	✓ Yes
Michael V. Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$12K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/ International Union of Operating Engineers spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/ International Union of Operating Engineers gave $1.4M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 97% 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, 75% were on the winning side ($509K won, $170K lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/ International Union of Operating Engineers fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($1.3M), Votevets ($150K), Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) ($25K).
Which candidates did Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/ International Union of Operating Engineers's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $153K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $94K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $88K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.