Donor

Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund

Company / nonprofit

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

Backed winners

Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund gave $1.3M 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, 75% were on the winning side ($149K won, $50K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.

Gave to outside spenders

$1.3M

100% of it helped Democrats

Winning share of scored dollars

75%

$199K scored (16% of gifts)

Spent on the losing side

$50K

Not allocated or result unknown

$1.1M

$1.1M 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
For Our Future $1.1M not allocated to tracked outside spending	$1.3M		$149K / $50K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
John K. Fetterman	Pennsylvania Senate	Supporting	$85K	✓ Yes
Mandela Barnes	Wisconsin Senate	Supporting	$34K	✗ No
Catherine Cortez Masto	Nevada Senate	Supporting	$29K	✓ Yes
Susie Lee	Nevada 3rd District	Supporting	$9K	✓ Yes
Dina Titus	Nevada 1st District	Supporting	$9K	✓ Yes
Steven A. Horsford	Nevada 4th District	Supporting	$7K	✓ Yes
Val Demings	Florida Senate	Supporting	$5K	✗ No
Elizabeth Mercedes Krause	Nevada 2nd District	Supporting	$4K	✗ No
Adam Paul Laxalt	Nevada Senate	Attacking	$4K	✓ Yes
Ron Johnson	Wisconsin Senate	Attacking	$3K	✗ No
Brad Pfaff	Wisconsin 3rd District	Supporting	$2K	✗ No
Elissa Slotkin	Michigan 7th District	Supporting	$2K	✓ Yes

Company / nonprofit as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund spend on the 2022 elections, and did it win?: Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund gave $1.3M 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, 75% were on the winning side ($149K won, $50K lost). $0 had no matched result and is excluded.
Which super PACs did Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund fund in 2022?: For Our Future ($1.3M).
Which candidates did Service Employees International Union Political Education and Action Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2022?: for John K. Fetterman (Pennsylvania Senate, about $85K, won); for Mandela Barnes (Wisconsin Senate, about $34K, lost); for Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada Senate, about $29K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.