2026 outside spending · who is behind it
Who is behind SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)?
In FEC filings processed so far, SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) reported $211K in independent expenditures in 2026 House and Senate races: $211K supporting and $0 opposing candidates, across 9 candidates. The filer designated 9% of it for the general election.
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 · $211K
- Richard Pan Democrat · California U.S. House District 6$49K
- Jasmeet Bains Democrat · California U.S. House District 22$49K
- Marni Von Wilpert Democrat · California U.S. House District 48$49K
- Aftyn Behn Democrat · Tennessee U.S. House District 7$25K
- Donavan McKinney Democrat · Michigan U.S. House District 13$17K
- Christopher Deluzio Democrat · Pennsylvania U.S. House District 17$12K
- Amish Shah Democrat · Arizona U.S. House District 1$7,022
- Bob Brooks Democrat · Pennsylvania U.S. House District 7$3,139
- Margaret Flanagan Democratic-Farmer-Labor · Minnesota U.S. Senate$352
Opposing · $0
No spending opposing a candidate among the candidates listed here.
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 $12M of the $12M in itemized receipts this group reported for the cycle (98%). Receipts include transfers from other committees and can include refunds or loans.
Committees
- 1199 SEIU UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS EAST FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION FUND ↗ Union PAC · 1199 Seiu United Healthcare Workers East · FEC C00348540$10M
- LOCAL 32BJ SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION AMERICAN DREAM POLITICAL ACTION FUND ↗ Union PAC · Seiu Cope (service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education) · FEC C00355289$909K
- WORKERS UNITED FOR POLITICAL POWER ↗ Union PAC · Workers United · FEC C00462044$401K
- NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FEDERATION - COPE ↗ Union PAC · Service Employees International Union · FEC C00148098$303K
- PHILADELPHIA JOINT BOARD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ↗ Union PAC · Local 274 Hotel/Restaurant Employees · FEC C00165324$10K
Gives to other outside groups.
Outside groups that reported SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) among their funders this cycle.
- DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE $15K
- CHC BOLD PAC $1.0M 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.