Which super PACs did Ibew PAC Educational Fund fund in 2024?

Future Forward (FF PAC) ($3.5M), House Majority PAC ($3.3M), Unite the Country ($750K), Votevets ($326K), Democracy 2025 ($250K).

Which candidates did Ibew PAC Educational Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?

for Kamala Harris (President, about $3.7M, lost); for Joseph Biden (President, about $138K, unknown); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $119K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.

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Ibew PAC Educational Fund

Another PAC

23 gifts to 5 groups, as reported to the FEC by the groups that received them.

Loser

Ibew PAC Educational Fund gave $8.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 23% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $4.9M lost).

Gave to outside spenders

$8.1M

100% of it helped Democrats

Ended up on the winning side

23%

$1.5M of the dollars in races already called

Spent on the losing side

$4.9M

Not spent yet

$1.7M

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	Won / lost
Future Forward (FF PAC) $389K not spent yet	$3.5M	$0 / $3.1M
House Majority PAC $634K not spent yet	$3.3M	$1.4M / $1.2M
Unite the Country $155K not spent yet	$750K	$0 / $457K
Votevets $130K not spent yet	$326K	$114K / $57K
Democracy 2025 $117K not spent yet	$250K	$0 / $133K

The trail

What the money bought

The candidates Ibew PAC Educational Fund's money was spent for or against, pro-rated by Ibew PAC Educational Fund's share of each group's funding.

Candidate	Race	Spending	Their share	Paid off?
Kamala Harris	President	Supporting	$3.7M	✗ No
Joseph Biden	President (primary)	Supporting	$138K	Unknown
Austin Theriault	Maine 2nd District	Attacking	$119K	✓ Yes
Michelle Steel	California 45th District	Attacking	$107K	✓ Yes
Sandy Smith	North Carolina 1st District	Attacking	$106K	✓ Yes
Tom Barrett	Michigan 7th District	Attacking	$104K	✗ No
Scott Baugh	California 47th District	Attacking	$100K	✓ Yes
John Duarte	California 13th District	Attacking	$92K	✓ Yes
Ryan E. Mackenzie	Pennsylvania 7th District	Attacking	$91K	✗ No
Mike Garcia	California 27th District	Attacking	$91K	✓ Yes
Anthony P. D'Esposito	New York 4th District	Attacking	$90K	✓ Yes
Rob Bresnahan Jr.	Pennsylvania 8th District	Attacking	$84K	✗ No

Another PAC as classified from the FEC entity type and public reporting.

Questions people ask

How much did Ibew PAC Educational Fund spend on the 2024 elections, and did it win?: Ibew PAC Educational Fund gave $8.1M to super PACs and other outside groups in the 2024 federal elections, and 100% of it helped Democrats (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 23% ended up on the winning side ($1.5M won, $4.9M lost).
Which super PACs did Ibew PAC Educational Fund fund in 2024?: Future Forward (FF PAC) ($3.5M), House Majority PAC ($3.3M), Unite the Country ($750K), Votevets ($326K), Democracy 2025 ($250K).
Which candidates did Ibew PAC Educational Fund's money end up backing or attacking in 2024?: for Kamala Harris (President, about $3.7M, lost); for Joseph Biden (President, about $138K, unknown); against Austin Theriault (Maine 2nd District, about $119K, won). Amounts are the donor's share of each group's spending.