Donor

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees

Company / nonprofit

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

Mixed

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 through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 53% ended up on the winning side ($844K won, $752K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$2.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

53%

$844K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$752K

Not spent yet

$457K

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 $388K not spent yet	$2.0M		$844K / $721K
Ab PAC $19K not spent yet	$50K		$0 / $31K

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	$73K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$63K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$62K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$61K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$56K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$56K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$56K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$55K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$53K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$52K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$51K	✗ No
Mazi Pilip	New York 3rd District	Attacking	$49K	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 through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 53% ended up on the winning side ($844K won, $752K lost).
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 $73K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $63K, lost); against Sandy Smith (North Carolina 1st District, about $62K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.