Union PAC · DC

American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00028860.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

100% of the $1.5M it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 100%Helps Republicans 0%

Backs

  1. Emilia Strong SykesDemocrat$10K
  2. Frederica S. WilsonDemocrat$10K
  3. Donald S. Beyer, Jr.Democrat$10K
  4. Jahana HayesDemocrat$10K
  5. James E. ClyburnDemocrat$10K

Run by Fedrick C Ingram (treasurer) · Jermaine Foreman (custodian of records) More

Biggest funders Voice of Teachers for Educ/cmte on Pol Educ of NY State Untd Teachers (Vote/cope) of Nysut $1.9M More

On the record

Type
Union PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
March 7, 19752

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Fedrick C Ingram2
Custodian of records
Jermaine Foreman Accountant2
Affiliated with
American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education2
Website
aft.org2

Who funds it

It reported raising $11.6M: $9.6M from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Voice of Teachers for Educ/cmte on Pol Educ of NY State Untd Teachers (Vote/cope) of NysutPAC19 gifts$1,900,000

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $147K from 1,377 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: New York $27K, New Mexico $23K, Illinois $21K, District of Columbia $20K, Ohio $18K7

Where its donors work7

City of New York373 gifts$29,881
Albuquerque Public Schools205 gifts$20,257
American Federation of Teacher188 gifts$18,690
Cincinnati Public Schools50 gifts$8,866
Cleveland Metropolitan School52 gifts$6,075
College of NJ21 gifts$4,989
Cook County College49 gifts$3,780
Cincinnati Public School27 gifts$3,718
Rutgers University11 gifts$2,530
Retiree Chapter13 gifts$2,050

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3

Raised$11.6M
Spent$10.9M
Cash on hand$2.8M
Given to candidates and committees$6.4M
  • From individuals $9.6M
  • Other $2.0M

Who it gives to

247 candidates, $1.6M in direct gifts.4

Emilia Strong Sykes DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 13th District (2026)$10,000
Frederica S. Wilson DemocratU.S. House, Florida 24th District (2026)$10,000
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 8th District (2026)$10,000
Jahana Hayes DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 5th District (2026)$10,000
James E. Clyburn DemocratU.S. House, South Carolina 6th District (2026)$10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Gabe Vasquez DemocratU.S. House, New Mexico 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Marcy Kaptur DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 9th District (2026)$10,000
Katherine M. Clark DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 5th District (2026)$10,000
Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026)$10,000
John B. Larson DemocratU.S. House, Connecticut 1st District (2026)$10,000
Lauren Underwood DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 14th District (2026)$10,000
Lois Frankel DemocratU.S. House, Florida 23rd District (2026)$10,000
Madeleine Dean DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 4th District (2026)$10,000
John W. Mannion DemocratU.S. House, New York 22nd District (2026)$10,000
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DemocratU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Mark Pocan DemocratU.S. House, Wisconsin 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026)$10,000
Adriano Espaillat DemocratU.S. House, New York 13th District (2026)$10,000
Suzanne Bonamici DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 1st District (2026)$10,000
Thomas R. Suozzi DemocratU.S. House, New York 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Susie Lee DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Ted Lieu DemocratU.S. House, California 36th District (2026)$10,000
Edward J. Markey DemocratU.S. Senate, Massachusetts (2026)$10,000
Jack Reed DemocratU.S. Senate, Rhode Island (2026)$10,000
Dina Titus DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 1st District (2026)$10,000
Delia C. Ramirez DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Eugene Simon Vindman DemocratU.S. House, Virginia 7th District (2026)$10,000
Laura Gillen DemocratU.S. House, New York 4th District (2026)$10,000
Grace Meng DemocratU.S. House, New York 6th District (2026)$10,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (C00028860)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028860/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Educationhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028860/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00028860/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00028860&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00028860&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00028860&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026