Donor
Working Families Organization
Company / nonprofitNew York
12 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Working Families Organization gave $892K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 87% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($287K won, $116K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$892K
87% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
71%
$287K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$116K
Not spent yet
$490K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wfp National PAC $390K not spent yet | $857K | $275K / $114K | |
| Casa in Action PAC $22K not spent yet | $35K | $11K / $1K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Working Families Organization's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Working Families Organization's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandela Barnes | Wisconsin Senate (primary) | Supporting | $90K | ✓ Yes |
| Jamie McLeod-Skinner | Oregon 5th District | Supporting | $46K | ✗ No |
| Summer Lee | Pennsylvania 12th District (primary) | Supporting | $39K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $38K | ✓ Yes |
| Jessica Cisneros | Texas 28th District (primary) | Supporting | $38K | Unknown |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $36K | ✓ Yes |
| Sandy Smith | North Carolina 1st District (primary) | Supporting | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Gilbert Villegas | Illinois 3rd District (primary) | Attacking | $19K | ✓ Yes |
| Michelle Vallejo | Texas 15th District | Supporting | $17K | ✗ No |
| Nida Allam | North Carolina 4th District (primary) | Supporting | $15K | Unknown |
| Gabriel Vasquez | New Mexico 2nd District | Supporting | $14K | ✓ Yes |
| Becca Balint | Vermont at-large House seat (primary) | Supporting | $13K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Working Families Organization spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Working Families Organization gave $892K to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 87% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 71% ended up on the winning side ($287K won, $116K lost).
- Which super PACs did Working Families Organization fund in 2022?
- Wfp National PAC ($857K), Casa in Action PAC ($35K).
- Which candidates did Working Families Organization's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $90K, won); for Jamie McLeod-Skinner (Oregon 5th District, about $46K, lost); for Summer Lee (Pennsylvania 12th District, about $39K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.