Donor
California Nurses Association
Company / nonprofitCalifornia
4 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
California Nurses Association gave $3.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 91% were on the winning side ($176K won, $16K lost). $367K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$3.8M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
91%
$193K scored (5% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$16K
Not allocated or result unknown
$3.6M
$3.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $367K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote Nurses Values Political Action Committee: California Nurses Association $3.0M not allocated to tracked outside spending | $3.5M | $128K / $0 | |
| Be a Hero PAC $185K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $48K / $16K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Sanders | President (primary) | Supporting | $362K | Unknown |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $134K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Thom Tilllis | North Carolina Senate | Attacking | $5K | ✗ No |
| Jessica Cisneros | Texas at-large House seat (primary) | Supporting | $5K | Unknown |
| Marie Newman | Illinois 3rd District (primary) | Supporting | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $5K | ✗ No |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $3K | ✗ No |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate (primary) | Attacking | $2K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did California Nurses Association spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- California Nurses Association gave $3.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 91% were on the winning side ($176K won, $16K lost). $367K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did California Nurses Association fund in 2020?
- Vote Nurses Values Political Action Committee: California Nurses Association ($3.5M), Be a Hero PAC ($250K).
- Which candidates did California Nurses Association's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Bernie Sanders (President, about $362K, unknown); for Joe Biden (President, about $134K, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $12K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.