Donor
Aft Solidarity 527
Company / nonprofitDC
12 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Aft Solidarity 527 gave $2.8M 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, 81% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $318K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$2.8M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
81%
$1.3M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$318K
Not spent yet
$1.1M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Majority PAC $259K not spent yet | $1.5M | $960K / $273K | |
| Workers Vote $603K not spent yet | $750K | $146K / $298 | |
| Senate Majority PAC $100K not spent yet | $250K | $114K / $35K | |
| Black PAC $41K not spent yet | $100K | $57K / $2K | |
| Ab PAC $90K not spent yet | $100K | $11K / $0 | |
| Somos PAC $14K not spent yet | $50K | $29K / $8K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $112K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $74K | ✓ Yes |
| 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 |
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $39K | ✓ 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 |
| Adam Paul Laxalt | Nevada Senate | Attacking | $37K | ✓ Yes |
| David G. Valadao | California 22nd District | Attacking | $37K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Aft Solidarity 527 spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Aft Solidarity 527 gave $2.8M 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, 81% ended up on the winning side ($1.3M won, $318K lost).
- Which super PACs did Aft Solidarity 527 fund in 2022?
- House Majority PAC ($1.5M), Workers Vote ($750K), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), Black PAC ($100K), Ab PAC ($100K).
- Which candidates did Aft Solidarity 527's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $112K, won); for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $74K, won); against Mark Robertson (Nevada 1st District, about $46K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.