Donor
Afscme Special Account
Another PACDC
14 gifts to 3 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
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 through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $349K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$5.4M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
78%
$1.3M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$349K
Not spent yet
$3.8M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques 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 cheque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Our Future $2.9M not spent yet | $4.1M | $933K / $313K | |
| Workers Vote $845K not spent yet | $1.1M | $205K / $417 | |
| Senate Majority PAC $100K not spent yet | $250K | $114K / $35K |
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 | $611K | ✓ Yes |
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate | Supporting | $213K | ✗ No |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | Nevada Senate | Supporting | $206K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $103K | ✓ Yes |
| Susie Lee | Nevada 3rd District | Supporting | $61K | ✓ Yes |
| Dina Titus | Nevada 1st District | Supporting | $60K | ✓ Yes |
| Steven A. Horsford | Nevada 4th District | Supporting | $47K | ✓ Yes |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $45K | ✓ Yes |
| Ron Johnson | Wisconsin Senate | Attacking | $40K | ✗ No |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $39K | ✓ Yes |
| Val Demings | Florida Senate | Supporting | $35K | ✗ No |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $23K | ✓ Yes |
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 through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 78% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $349K lost).
- 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 $611K, won); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $213K, lost); for Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $206K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.