Outside spender

Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)

FEC committee C00004036

Winner

Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) spent $15M on independent expenditures in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 90% were on the winning side ($13M won, $1.4M lost). $99K had no matched result and is excluded.

Outside spending

$15M

Winning share of scored dollars

90%

$15M scored (99% of spending); $99K unknown

On the losing side

$1.4M

Supporting vs attacking

84% / 16%

$13M for, $2.4M against

Google says Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) also spent $501K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (3% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

The donor records in this snapshot trace $330K to Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education). This is incomplete funding coverage; percentages below refer only to these traced gifts. The allocation denominator is $80M.

All big donors →

Thomas BalanoffIndividual$6K (2%)
Mary Kay HenryIndividual$5K (2%)
Martha Lea VolandIndividual$4K (1%)
Laura GarzaIndividual$3K (1%)
Marcy ChongIndividual$2K (1%)
Ahmer QadeerIndividual$2K (1%)
Carter WrightIndividual$2K (1%)
Amihan DavidIndividual$2K (1%)
Nancy CrossIndividual$2K (1%)
Matthew NicholsonIndividual$2K (0%)

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.

✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched

Candidate	Race	Spending	Amount	Paid off?
Joe Biden	President	Supporting	$11M	✓ Yes
Donald Trump	President	Attacking	$1.3M	✓ Yes
Sara I. Gideon	Maine Senate	Supporting	$293K	✗ No
Susan Margaret Collins	Maine Senate	Attacking	$217K	✗ No
Tina Smith	Minnesota Senate	Supporting	$190K	✓ Yes
Matthew Alton Cartwright	Pennsylvania 8th District	Supporting	$176K	✓ Yes
John W. Hickenlooper	Colorado Senate	Supporting	$141K	✓ Yes
Joni Ernst	Iowa Senate	Attacking	$132K	✗ No
Marilyn Strickland	Washington 10th District	Attacking	$120K	✗ No
Elaine G. Luria	Virginia 2nd District	Supporting	$111K	✓ Yes
Carlos Gimenez	Florida 26th District	Attacking	$94K	✗ No
Marilyn Strickland	Washington 10th District (primary)	Attacking	$93K	✗ No

Questions people ask

How much did Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) spend in 2020, and did it win?: Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) spent $15M on independent expenditures in the 2020 federal elections, and 99% 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, 90% were on the winning side ($13M won, $1.4M lost). $99K had no matched result and is excluded.
Who funds Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)?: Its biggest reported donors in the 2020 cycle were Thomas Balanoff ($6K), Mary Kay Henry ($5K), Martha Lea Voland ($4K), Laura Garza ($3K), Marcy Chong ($2K), out of $330K received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Seiu Cope (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) spend the most on in 2020?: for Joe Biden (President, $11M, won); against Donald Trump (President, $1.3M, won); for Sara I. Gideon (Maine Senate, $293K, lost).