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American Federation of Teachers

The American Federation of Teachers' PAC gave $4.3M to 246 current members of Congress from 2021 to ⁠2026. 100% went to Democrats. The typical member got between $10K and $25K; Hakeem S. Jeffries got the most, $35K.

Given to current members
$4.3M
Members funded
246
Spent lobbying
$8.7M

Who it reached

Every seat in Congress. The members American Federation of Teachers gave to, 2021–⁠2026, are in their party's color; everyone else is gray. Hover or tap a seat for the amount.

House

207of 439 membersDemocrats 207 of 217Republicans 0 of 221

Independents, in the middle: 0 of 1.

Senate

39of 100 senatorsDemocrats 38 of 45Republicans 0 of 53

Independents, in the middle: 1 of 2.

Which party got the money

Contributions split by the recipient's party, overall and in each chamber.

  • Democrats
  • Independents
All recipientsHouseSenate100% Democrats100% Democrats98% Democrats

How much each member got

Number of members of Congress by the total American Federation of Teachers gave them, 2021–⁠2026. PACs can give a candidate $5,000 per election, so totals cluster at round numbers.

DEMOCRATS245 members · median $17.5K$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$25K$30K$35Kmedian81312451527222210245384

Not shown: one member from parties with fewer than 5 recipients: Angus S. King, Jr. (I), $10K.

Top recipients

The members American Federation of Teachers gave the most.

RankMemberGiven
1DHakeem S. JeffriesHouse, NY
$35,000
2DJoseph D. MorelleHouse, NY
$35,000
3DNikki BudzinskiHouse, IL
$35,000
4DPatrick RyanHouse, NY
$35,000
5DJoe CourtneyHouse, CT
$30,000
6DDonald NorcrossHouse, NJ
$30,000
7DFrederica S. WilsonHouse, FL
$30,000
8DJahana HayesHouse, CT
$30,000
9DJames E. ClyburnHouse, SC
$30,000
10DIlhan OmarHouse, MN
$30,000
11DJosh HarderHouse, CA
$30,000
12DKatherine M. ClarkHouse, MA
$30,000
13DLauren UnderwoodHouse, IL
$30,000
14DFrank J. MrvanHouse, IN
$30,000
15DMark PocanHouse, WI
$30,000

Its PAC

American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education
PAC · C00028860
$4.3M

What it lobbies on

Spent $8,650,000 on federal lobbying (2021: $1.6M, 2022: $1.5M, 2023: $1.3M, 2024: $1.2M, 2025: $1.8M, 2026: $1.3M).

  • Education
  • Health Issues
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
  • Medicare/Medicaid
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
  • Retirement
  • Budget/Appropriations
  • Defense
  • Indian/Native American Affairs

From lobbying disclosures filed for American Federation of Teachers.