Donor
United We Can
Company / nonprofitDC
6 reported gifts; 5 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
United We Can gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 79% were on the winning side ($822K won, $217K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$1.5M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
79%
$1.0M scored (70% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$217K
Not allocated or result unknown
$446K
$438K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $8K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Majority PAC $204K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.0M | $615K / $175K | |
| Casa in Action PAC $137K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $175K | $34K / $4K | |
| Family Friendly Action PAC $41K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $135K | $66K / $27K | |
| Senate Majority PAC $53K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $35K / $11K | |
| Together for Progress $3K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $75K | $72K / $0 |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Kent | Washington 3rd District | Attacking | $45K | ✓ Yes |
| Matt Larkin | Washington 8th District | Attacking | $41K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $36K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $34K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Robertson | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $30K | ✓ Yes |
| Yesli I. Vega | Virginia 7th District | Attacking | $27K | ✓ Yes |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Karoline Leavitt | New Hampshire 1st District | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Jeremy Shaffer | Pennsylvania 17th District | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Lisa Scheller | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $25K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Barrett | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $24K | ✓ Yes |
| David G. Valadao | California 22nd District | Attacking | $24K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did United We Can spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- United We Can gave $1.5M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 79% were on the winning side ($822K won, $217K lost). $8K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did United We Can fund in 2022?
- House Majority PAC ($1.0M), Casa in Action PAC ($175K), Family Friendly Action PAC ($135K), Senate Majority PAC ($100K), Together for Progress ($75K).
- Which candidates did United We Can's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Joe Kent (Washington 3rd District, about $45K, won); against Matt Larkin (Washington 8th District, about $41K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $36K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.