Donor

Laborers' International Union of North America Political Fund

Another PAC

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

Loser

Laborers' International Union of North America Political Fund gave $5.2M 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, 11% ended up on the winning side ($506K won, $4.0M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$5.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

11%

$506K of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4.0M

Not spent yet

$712K

Sitting with groups that have not spent

Where the cheques went

Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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
Future Forward (FF PAC) $444K not spent yet	$4.0M		$0 / $3.6M
House Majority PAC $233K not spent yet	$1.2M		$506K / $432K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Laborers' International Union of North America Political Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Laborers' International Union of North America Political Fund's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$3.5M	✗ No
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$44K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$38K	✗ No
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$37K	✓ Yes
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$37K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$34K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$33K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$33K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$32K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
John James	Michigan 10th District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Laborers' International Union of North America Political Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Laborers' International Union of North America Political Fund gave $5.2M 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, 11% ended up on the winning side ($506K won, $4.0M lost).
Which super PACs did Laborers' International Union of North America Political Fund fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($4.0M), House Majority PAC ($1.2M).
Which candidates did Laborers' International Union of North America Political Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $3.5M, lost); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $44K, won); against Tom Barrett (Michigan 7th District, about $38K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.