Donor

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO

Company / nonprofit

1 reported gift; 1 recipient group listed, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Backed losers

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO gave $950K 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $894K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$950K

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

$894K scored (94% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$894K

Not allocated or result unknown

$56K

$56K not allocated to tracked outside spending; $0 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
Save America Fund $56K not allocated to tracked outside spending	$950K		$0 / $894K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
JD Vance	Ohio Senate	Attacking	$830K	✗ No
Tim Ryan	Ohio Senate	Supporting	$64K	✗ No

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Questions people ask

How much did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO gave $950K 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, 0% were on the winning side ($0 won, $894K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO fund in 2022?: Save America Fund ($950K).
Which candidates did American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: against JD Vance (Ohio Senate, about $830K, lost); for Tim Ryan (Ohio Senate, about $64K, lost). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.