Which super PACs did Afscme Special Account fund in 2020?

For Our Future ($5.5M), Family Friendly Action PAC ($650K), Take Back 2020 ($600K), Senate Majority PAC ($350K), Tech for Campaigns ($100K).

Which candidates did Afscme Special Account's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?

for Joe Biden (President, about $2.2M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $769K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $171K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Afscme Special Account

Company / nonprofit

44 gifts to 6 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Winner

Afscme Special Account gave $7.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 87% ended up on the winning side ($3.6M won, $552K lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$7.2M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

87%

$3.6M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$552K

Not spent yet

$3.0M

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	Won / lost
For Our Future $2.6M not spent yet	$5.5M	$2.9M / $13K
Family Friendly Action PAC $81K not spent yet	$650K	$211K / $358K
Take Back 2020 $296K not spent yet	$600K	$304K / $296
Senate Majority PAC $41K not spent yet	$350K	$129K / $181K
Tech for Campaigns $45K not spent yet	$100K	$55K / $0
Working People Rising $22K not spent yet	$49K	$27K / $0

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Afscme Special Account's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Afscme Special Account's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$2.2M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$769K	✓ Yes
Raphael Warnock	Georgia Senate (special)	Supporting	$171K	✓ Yes
Jon Ossoff	Georgia Senate	Supporting	$170K	✓ Yes
Theresa Greenfield	Iowa Senate	Supporting	$153K	✗ No
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Supporting	$132K	✗ No
Gary Peters	Michigan Senate	Supporting	$112K	✓ Yes
Steve Bullock	Montana Senate	Supporting	$76K	✗ No
John James	Michigan Senate	Attacking	$66K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$53K	✗ No
Thom Tilllis	North Carolina Senate	Attacking	$46K	✗ No
David A. Perdue	Georgia Senate	Attacking	$42K	✓ Yes

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

Questions people ask

How much did Afscme Special Account spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: Afscme Special Account gave $7.2M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 87% ended up on the winning side ($3.6M won, $552K lost).
Which super PACs did Afscme Special Account fund in 2020?: For Our Future ($5.5M), Family Friendly Action PAC ($650K), Take Back 2020 ($600K), Senate Majority PAC ($350K), Tech for Campaigns ($100K).
Which candidates did Afscme Special Account's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, about $2.2M, won); against Donald Trump (President, about $769K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $171K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.