Donor
Working for Working Americans - Federal
Another PACNevada
10 gifts to 2 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.
Working for Working Americans - Federal gave $15M 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, 78% ended up on the winning side ($9.1M won, $2.6M lost).
Gave to outside spenders
$15M
100% of it helped Democrats
Ended up on the winning side
78%
$9.1M of the dollars in races already called
Spent on the losing side
$2.6M
Not spent yet
$3.3M
Sitting with groups that have not spent
Where the cheques went
Another political committee passing money along. The original donor is one step upstream. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Majority PAC $2.1M not spent yet | $12M | $7.7M / $2.2M | |
| Senate Majority PAC $1.2M not spent yet | $3.0M | $1.4M / $426K |
The trail
What the money bought
The candidates Working for Working Americans - Federal's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Working for Working Americans - Federal's share of each group's funding.
| Candidate | Race | Spending | Their share | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Oz | Pennsylvania Senate | Attacking | $464K | ✓ Yes |
| Mark Robertson | Nevada 1st District | Attacking | $371K | ✓ Yes |
| Cassy Garcia | Texas 28th District | Attacking | $327K | ✓ Yes |
| Yesli I. Vega | Virginia 7th District | Attacking | $320K | ✓ Yes |
| Karoline Leavitt | New Hampshire 1st District | Attacking | $317K | ✓ Yes |
| Jeremy Shaffer | Pennsylvania 17th District | Attacking | $310K | ✓ Yes |
| Lisa Scheller | Pennsylvania 7th District | Attacking | $306K | ✓ Yes |
| Tom Barrett | Michigan 7th District | Attacking | $301K | ✓ Yes |
| David G. Valadao | California 22nd District | Attacking | $294K | ✗ No |
| Tyler Kistner | Minnesota 2nd District | Attacking | $293K | ✓ Yes |
| Blake Masters | Arizona Senate | Attacking | $280K | ✓ Yes |
| Bruce Poliquin | Maine 2nd District | Attacking | $274K | ✓ Yes |
Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.
Questions people ask
- How much did Working for Working Americans - Federal spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?
- Working for Working Americans - Federal gave $15M 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, 78% ended up on the winning side ($9.1M won, $2.6M lost).
- Which super PACs did Working for Working Americans - Federal fund in 2022?
- House Majority PAC ($12M), Senate Majority PAC ($3.0M).
- Which candidates did Working for Working Americans - Federal's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?
- against Mehmet Oz (Pennsylvania Senate, about $464K, won); against Mark Robertson (Nevada 1st District, about $371K, won); against Cassy Garcia (Texas 28th District, about $327K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.