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2026 outside spending · who is behind it

Who is behind AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E?

Union PAC · American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees, Afl-CioAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed RepublicansFEC C00011114

In FEC filings processed so far, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E reported $2.6M in independent expenditures in 2026 House and Senate races: $1.2M supporting and $1.4M opposing candidates, across 6 candidates. The filer designated 100% of it for the general election.

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Who it spent for and against.

Independent expenditures are, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. Spending for a candidate is the group's own advertising or outreach, not a contribution to the campaign.

Supporting · $1.2M

  1. Marcy M.C. Kaptur Democrat · Ohio U.S. House District 9$585K
  2. Randy Villegas Democrat · California U.S. House District 22$579K
  3. Richard Pan Democrat · California U.S. House District 6$42K

Opposing · $1.4M

  1. Zach Nunn Republican · Iowa U.S. House District 3$605K
  2. Michael Bouchard Republican · Michigan U.S. House District 10$460K
  3. Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans Republican · Colorado U.S. House District 8$330K

Who funds it.

Listed: organizations and committees that gave this group at least $10K this cycle, and individuals who gave it at least $250K (counting contributions of $5,000 or more), named and employed as filed with the FEC. Smaller donors are not named here and no address is shown.

These funders account for $838K of the $2.4M in itemized receipts this group reported for the cycle (34%). Receipts include transfers from other committees and can include refunds or loans.

Committees

  1. DISTRICT COUNCIL 37 AFSCME PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ORGANIZED FOR POL & LEG EQUALITY (DC37PEOPLE) ↗ Union PAC · American Federation Of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E · FEC C00149211$838K

Gives to other outside groups.

Outside groups that reported AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E among their funders this cycle.

  1. CHC BOLD PAC $1.0M in outside spending$10K
  2. VOTEVETS $28M in outside spending$10K
  3. CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $2.1M in outside spending$10K
  4. EQUALITY PAC $3.1M in outside spending$10K
  5. FAIR SHOT PAC $10K
  6. BLUE POWER PAC $10K
  7. JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC $10K
  8. ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $1.1M in outside spending$10K

What this does not show.

A gift to an outside group is not a gift to any candidate, and nothing here shows that a funder chose, saw or approved a particular ad. When a funder is a nonprofit, a company or another group, the FEC record names that donor and stops: the people and companies who fund it are not shown unless it reports them to the FEC. Groups that do not file with the FEC, state-level groups and late 24- and 48-hour reports are not included.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Outside spending is independent expenditures for or against named 2026 House and Senate candidates, itemized by committees in the FEC bulk files, primaries included, with the general-election share as each filer designated it. Funders are itemized receipts in the FEC bulk files for the cycle. Late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs, independent expenditures reported by groups that are not political committees, state-level groups and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor, agreement or wrongdoing.