Donor
Aft Solidarity 527
Company / nonprofitDC
12 reported gifts; 6 recipient groups listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Aft Solidarity 527 gave $2.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 80% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $299K lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.
Gave to outside spenders
$2.8M
100% of it helped Democrats
Winning share of scored dollars
80%
$1.5M scored (54% of gifts)
Spent on the losing side
$299K
Not allocated or result unknown
$1.3M
$1.2M not allocated to tracked outside spending; $12K has no matched result. Neither is cash on hand.
Where the checks went
| Group | Gave | How the group spent it | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Majority PAC $305K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $1.5M | $923K / $263K | |
| Workers Vote $645K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $750K | $104K / $212 | |
| Senate Majority PAC $132K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $250K | $88K / $28K | |
| Black PAC $56K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $43K / $1K | |
| Ab PAC $92K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $100K | $8K / $0 | |
| Somos PAC $19K not allocated to tracked outside spending | $50K | $25K / $7K |
The trail
What the money bought
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $81K | ✓ Yes |
| John K. Fetterman | Pennsylvania Senate | Supporting | $54K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Robertson | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $45K | ✓ Yes |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $39K | ✓ Yes |
| Yesli I. Vega | Virginia 7th District | Attacking | $39K | ✓ Yes |
| Karoline Leavitt | New Hampshire 1st District | Attacking | $38K | ✓ Yes |
| Jeremy Shaffer | Pennsylvania 17th District | Attacking | $37K | ✓ Yes |
| Lisa Scheller | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $37K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Barrett | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $36K | ✓ Yes |
| David G. Valadao | California 22nd District | Attacking | $35K | ✗ No |
| Tyler Kistner | Minnesota 2nd District | Attacking | $35K | ✓ Yes |
| Bruce Poliquin | Maine 2nd District | Attacking | $33K | ✓ Yes |
Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Aft Solidarity 527 spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Aft Solidarity 527 gave $2.8M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2022). Among dollars with a matched election-stage result, 80% were on the winning side ($1.2M won, $299K lost). $12K had no matched result and is excluded.
- Which super PACs did Aft Solidarity 527 fund in 2022?
- House Majority PAC ($1.5M), Workers Vote ($750K), Senate Majority PAC ($250K), Black PAC ($100K), Ab PAC ($100K).
- Which candidates did Aft Solidarity 527's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $81K, won); for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $54K, won); against Mark Robertson (Nevada 1st District, about $45K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.