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

About

American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education is a PAC run by a labor union, based in Washington, DC, and registered with the FEC in 1975. In 2026 it raised $12.1M and gave $6.6M directly to candidates. (from its FEC registration and reports)

Type

PAC

Based in

Washington, DC

Treasurer

Fedrick C Ingram

Registered with the FEC

March 7, 1975

Website

aft.org

FEC id

C00028860 ↗

Foreign ties

No foreign tie is documented for this committee. We look for two things: whether a connected company is owned by a foreign parent, and whether the group or its leaders are registered as agents of a foreign government or entity (FARA). No U.S. committee can be a foreign country or take money from one.

Who funds it

Its biggest itemized sources of money in 2026, from its FEC reports. Gifts from individual people are added into one line; we don't publish private people's names.

Only gifts over $200 are itemized in reports; this list adds up the largest. All its receipts at the FEC ↗

Questions and answers

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

American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education is a PAC run by a labor union, based in Washington, DC, and registered with the FEC in 1975. In 2026 it raised $12.1M and gave $6.6M directly to candidates.

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

According to its 2026 FEC reports, its biggest itemized sources were Voice of Teachers for Educ/Cmte on Pol Educ of Ny State Untd Teachers (Vote/Cope) of Nysut ($1.9M) and Cory Booker for Senate ($5K); gifts from individual people added up to $27K.

How much did American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education spend in 2026?

It raised $12.1M and spent $13.6M in all, including $0 in independent spending for or against candidates and $6.6M given directly to candidates.

Does American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education have foreign ties?

None is documented. Federal law bars foreign governments, companies and people from giving or spending in U.S. elections or directing a PAC's spending.

The law: foreign money and PACs

• Foreign nationals (foreign governments, foreign companies, and people who aren't citizens or green-card holders) can't give or spend in any U.S. election, directly or through others, or make a PAC's decisions. FEC ↗ (52 U.S.C. 30121)
• A U.S. subsidiary of a foreign company may have a PAC, as long as only its U.S. employees fund it and only U.S. persons run it.
• A company or union PAC is funded by voluntary gifts from employees or members; the company may only pay its running costs. A super PAC can take unlimited money from companies, unions and people, but can't coordinate with candidates.
• Anyone who lobbies or does political work in the U.S. for a foreign government or entity must register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Justice Department ↗
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