Donor
California Nurses Association
Company / nonprofitCalifornia
4 gifts to 2 groups, 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 through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 91% ended up on the winning side ($180K won, $18K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$3.8M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
91%
$180K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$18K
Not spent yet
$3.6M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote Nurses Values Political Action Committee: California Nurses Association $3.0M not spent yet | $3.5M | $128K / $0 | |
| Be a Hero PAC $179K not spent yet | $250K | $53K / $18K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates California Nurses Association's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by California Nurses Association's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Sanders | President (primary) | Supporting | $362K | Unknown |
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $136K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $12K | ✓ Yes |
| Susan Margaret Collins | Maine Senate | Attacking | $7K | ✗ No |
| Kelly Loeffler | Georgia Senate (special) | Attacking | $6K | ✓ Yes |
| David A. Perdue | Georgia Senate | Attacking | $6K | ✓ 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 |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa Senate | Attacking | $3K | ✗ No |
| Lindsey Graham | South Carolina Senate | 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 through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 91% ended up on the winning side ($180K won, $18K lost).
- 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 $136K, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $12K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.