Donor

United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry

Company / nonprofit

Maryland

4 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry gave $975K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 72% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 73% ended up on the winning side ($618K won, $229K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$975K

72% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

73%

$618K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$229K

Not spent yet

$128K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

A company, LLC or nonprofit. Where its money came from is not reported. 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
House Majority PAC $91K not spent yet	$525K		$336K / $95K
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.	$450K		$282K / $134K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Karoline Leavitt	New Hampshire 1st District	Attacking	$105K	✓ Yes
Brad Finstad	Minnesota 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$54K	✓ Yes
Loren Culp	Washington 4th District (primary)	Attacking	$45K	✓ Yes
Tony Vargas	Nebraska 2nd District	Attacking	$35K	✓ Yes
Dan Newhouse	Washington 4th District (primary)	Supporting	$35K	✓ Yes
Alexander X. Mooney	West Virginia 2nd District (primary)	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Mike Simpson	Idaho 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$33K	✓ Yes
Mark Robertson	Nevada 1st District	Attacking	$16K	✓ Yes
Brian Fitzpatrick	Pennsylvania 1st District (primary)	Supporting	$16K	✓ Yes
Cassy Garcia	Texas 28th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Yesli I. Vega	Virginia 7th District	Attacking	$14K	✓ Yes
Theresa Gavarone	Ohio 9th District (primary)	Supporting	$14K	Unknown

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry gave $975K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 72% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 73% ended up on the winning side ($618K won, $229K lost).
Which super PACs did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry fund in 2022?: House Majority PAC ($525K), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($450K).
Which candidates did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against Karoline Leavitt (New Hampshire 1st District, about $105K, won); for Brad Finstad (Minnesota 1st District, about $54K, won); against Loren Culp (Washington 4th District, about $45K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.