Donor

United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry

Company / nonprofit

Maryland

6 reported gifts; 2 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Mixed results

United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 70% 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, 42% were on the winning side ($557K won, $760K lost). $19K had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.6M

70% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

42%

$1.3M scored (82% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$760K

Not allocated or result unknown

$283K

$264K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $19K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.

Where the checks 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 check 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
House Majority PAC $143K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.1M		$166K / $737K
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. $121K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$550K		$391K / $23K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Brian Fitzpatrick	Pennsylvania 1st District	Supporting	$87K	✓ Yes
Jon Hoadley	Michigan 6th District	Attacking	$78K	✓ Yes
Donald Bacon	Nebraska 2nd District	Supporting	$77K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 48th District	Attacking	$49K	✗ No
Kara Eastman	Nebraska 2nd District	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Christina M. Finello	Pennsylvania 1st District	Attacking	$43K	✓ Yes
Jeff Van Drew	New Jersey 2nd District	Attacking	$35K	✗ No
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	Attacking	$31K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 25th District	Attacking	$30K	✗ No
Cliff Bentz	Oregon 2nd District (primary)	Supporting	$29K	✓ Yes
Nicole Malliotakis	New York 11th District	Attacking	$29K	✗ No
Troy Nehls	Texas 22nd District	Attacking	$28K	✗ No

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

Questions people ask

How much did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry spend on the 2020 elections, and did it win?: United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry gave $1.6M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2020 federal elections, and 70% 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, 42% were on the winning side ($557K won, $760K lost). $19K had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry fund in 2020?: House Majority PAC ($1.1M), Defending Main Street Superpac Inc. ($550K).
Which candidates did United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Pipe Fitting Industry's money end up backing or attacking in 2020?: for Brian Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania 1st District, about $87K, won); against Jon Hoadley (Michigan 6th District, about $78K, won); for Donald Bacon (Nebraska 2nd District, about $77K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.