Donor
Seiu General Fund
Company / nonprofitDC
42 gifts to 1 group, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Seiu General Fund gave $6.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 80% ended up on the winning side ($766K won, $188K lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$6.9M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
80%
$766K of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$188K
Not spent yet
$5.9M
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 $5.9M not spent yet | $6.9M | $766K / $188K |
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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raphael Warnock | Georgia Senate | Supporting | $512K | ✓ Yes |
| Kelly Cooper | Arizona 4th District | Attacking | $45K | ✓ Yes |
| Greg Stanton | Arizona 4th District | Supporting | $45K | ✓ Yes |
| Yesli I. Vega | Virginia 7th District | Attacking | $36K | ✓ Yes |
| Hung Cao | Virginia 10th District | Attacking | $36K | ✓ Yes |
| Abigail A. Spanberger | Virginia 7th District | Supporting | $34K | ✓ Yes |
| Asif Mahmood | California 40th District | Supporting | $29K | ✗ No |
| Tom O'Halleran | Arizona 2nd District | Supporting | $28K | ✗ No |
| Sanford Bishop | Georgia 2nd District | Supporting | $26K | ✓ Yes |
| Kirsten Engel | Arizona 6th District | Supporting | $24K | ✗ No |
| Michelle Vallejo | Texas 15th District | Supporting | $22K | ✗ No |
| Annette Taddeo | Florida 27th District | Supporting | $20K | ✗ 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 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Seiu General Fund gave $6.9M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2022 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 80% ended up on the winning side ($766K won, $188K lost).
- Which super PACs did Seiu General Fund fund in 2022?
- United We Can ($6.9M).
- Which candidates did Seiu General Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- for Raphael Warnock (Georgia Senate, about $512K, won); against Kelly Cooper (Arizona 4th District, about $45K, won); for Greg Stanton (Arizona 4th District, about $45K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.