Donor
Seiu General Fund
Company / nonprofitDC
52 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Seiu General Fund gave $5.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 97% ended up on the winning side ($1.9M won, $55K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$5.9M
98% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
97%
$1.9M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$55K
Not spent yet
$3.9M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United We Can $3.9M not spent yet | $5.9M | $1.9M / $55K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Seiu General Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Seiu General Fund's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden | President | Supporting | $795K | ✓ Yes |
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate (special) | Supporting | $311K | ✓ Yes |
| Jon Ossoff | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $308K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Kelly | Arizona Senate | Supporting | $178K | ✓ Yes |
| John James | Michigan Senate | Attacking | $170K | ✓ Yes |
| Donald Trump | President | Attacking | $88K | ✓ Yes |
| Marilyn Strickland | Washington 10th District | Attacking | $45K | ✗ No |
| Elaine G. Luria | Virginia 2nd District | Supporting | $44K | ✓ Yes |
| Tina Smith | Minnesota Senate | Supporting | $21K | ✓ Yes |
| Gary Peters | Michigan Senate | Supporting | $13K | ✓ Yes |
| Angie Craig | Minnesota 2nd District | Supporting | $5K | ✓ Yes |
| Qasim Rashid | Virginia 1st District | Supporting | $4K | ✗ No |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Seiu General Fund spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?
- Seiu General Fund gave $5.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 98% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 97% ended up on the winning side ($1.9M won, $55K lost).
- Which super PACs did Seiu General Fund fund in 2020?
- United We Can ($5.9M).
- Which candidates did Seiu General Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?
- for Joe Biden (President, about $795K, won); for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate (special), about $311K, won); for Jon Ossoff (Georgia Senate, about $308K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.