Donor

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees

Company / nonprofit

5 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 53% were on the winning side ($786K won, $702K lost). $46K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

53%

$1.5M scored (73% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$702K

Not allocated or result unknown

$564K

$518K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $46K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 check 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 $498K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$2.0M		$786K / $672K
Ab PAC $21K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$50K		$0 / $29K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$68K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$59K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$58K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$57K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$52K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$52K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$52K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$51K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$49K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$48K	✗ No
Mazi Pilip	New York 3rd District	Attacking	$46K	Unknown

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

Questions people ask

How much did American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees gave $2.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2024). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 53% were on the winning side ($786K won, $702K lost). $46K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees fund in 2024?: House Majority PAC ($2.0M), Ab PAC ($50K).
Which candidates did American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $68K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $59K, lost); against Sandy Smith (North Carolina 1st District, about $58K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.