Donor

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

Another PAC

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

Winner

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 through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 75% ended up on the winning side ($661K won, $219K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$1.4M

97% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

75%

$661K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$219K

Not spent yet

$545K

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	Won / lost
Senate Majority PAC $501K not spent yet	$1.3M	$572K / $177K
Votevets $42K not spent yet	$150K	$66K / $41K
Alaskans for L.I.S.a. (Leadership in a Strong Alaska) $2K not spent yet	$25K	$23K / $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	$193K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$119K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$119K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$111K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$52K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$48K	✓ Yes
Herschel Junior Walker	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$41K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$39K	✓ Yes
Lisa Murkowski	Alaska Senate (primary)	Supporting	$23K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$21K	✓ Yes
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$17K	✓ Yes
Michael V. Lawler	New York 17th District	Attacking	$17K	✗ 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 through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 75% ended up on the winning side ($661K won, $219K lost).
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 $193K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $119K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $119K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.