Donor

International Association of Firefighters Interested in Registration and Education PAC

Another PAC

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

Winner

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 94% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 76% ended up on the winning side ($435K won, $141K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$925K

94% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

76%

$435K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$141K

Not spent yet

$349K

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 $340K not spent yet	$850K	$389K / $121K
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.	$65K	$41K / $19K
Dmfi PAC $1K not spent yet	$10K	$5K / $1K

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	$132K	✓ Yes
Blake Masters	Arizona Senate	Attacking	$79K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate (primary)	Attacking	$77K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$76K	✓ Yes
Ted Budd	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$33K	✓ Yes
Donald C. Bolduc	New Hampshire Senate	Attacking	$27K	✓ Yes
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$15K	✓ Yes
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District (primary)	Attacking	$13K	✗ No
Mark Kelly	Arizona Senate (primary)	Supporting	$12K	✓ Yes
Chuck Morse	New Hampshire Senate (primary)	Attacking	$10K	✓ Yes
Brad Finstad	Minnesota 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$8K	✓ 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 94% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 76% ended up on the winning side ($435K won, $141K lost).
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 $132K, won); against Blake Masters (Arizona Senate, about $79K, won); against Ron Johnson (Wisconsin Senate, about $77K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.