Donor

International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC

Another PAC

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

Backed winners

International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC gave $925K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 93% 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, 74% were on the winning side ($331K won, $114K lost). $25K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$925K

93% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

74%

$444K scored (48% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$114K

Not allocated or result unknown

$481K

$456K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $25K 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 $447K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$850K	$300K / $95K
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. $6K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$65K	$28K / $17K
Dmfi PAC $2K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$10K	$3K / $888

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Mehmet Oz	Pennsylvania Senate	Attacking	$104K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$63K	✓ Yes
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$60K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$28K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$22K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$21K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$12K	✗ No
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$11K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$8K	Unknown
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$7K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC gave $925K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 93% 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, 74% were on the winning side ($331K won, $114K lost). $25K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC fund in 2022?: Senate Majority PAC ($850K), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($65K), Dmfi PAC ($10K).
Which candidates did International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $104K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $63K, won); against Adam Paul Laxalt (Nevada Senate, about $60K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.