Union Profile:

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES / AFGE

Total
$16,812,249
Total political spending by the union
Federal
$15,897,641
Total political spending at the federal level
State
$914,609
Total political spending at the state level
Political Spending by Year
Year Amount
2020 $499,300
2019 $397,750
2018 $2,293,828
2017 $966,000
2016 $3,969,450
2015 $290,250
2014 $4,350,359
2013 $304,800
2012 $1,795,404
2011 $407,850
2010 $597,249
2009 $356,650
2008 $7,250
2007 $7,600
2006 $38,840
2005 $72,471
2004 $2,000
2003 $2,250
2002 $436,411
2001 $11,888
2000 $2,000
1999 $1,150
Not all political donations in our data sets include dates. This may result in discrepancies between spending listed on this chart and total spending.
Partisan Spending
Democratic: $11,245,706 (95.8%)
Republican: $495,450 (4.2%)
Any spending not identified as Republican or Democrat is either non-partisan, third party, or unknown. Ballot initiative spending was not assigned to political parties and is not included in this chart.

Top Locals by Political Spending

Local Total political spending by local
1 AFGE LOCAL 1923 $14,086
2 AFGE LOCAL 201 $5,750
3 AFGE UNIDENTIFIED $3,250
4 AFGE LOCAL 3669 $2,500
5 AFGE LOCAL 1744 $2,000
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Top Federal Candidates Receiving Contributions

Candidate Party Total contributions to candidate
1 NANCY PELOSI Democratic $55,500
2 STENY HOYER Democratic $45,000
3 GERALD E (GERRY) CONNOLLY Democratic $42,500
4 MARK TAKANO Democratic $41,000
5 ELIJAH CUMMINGS Democratic $40,500
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Top State Candidates Receiving Contributions

Candidate Party State Total contributions to candidate
1 LESLIE L BYRNE Democratic Virginia $51,350
2 R CREIGH DEEDS Democratic Virginia $25,500
3 TOM VILSACK & SALLY PEDERSON Democratic Iowa $25,100
4 H CARL MCCALL & DENNIS D MEHIEL Democratic New York $20,000
5 LISA MADIGAN Democratic Illinois $13,000
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