SEIU Committee on Political Education (SEIU-COPE)
Service-sector union political program
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FEC committee: SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION). Figures cover this registered committee, not its parent organization or wider network.
Reported activity: Jan 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026. Captured Oct 14, 2026.
Money raised
$80,978,891.91
Total receipts this cycle
Money spent
$37,388,655.07
Total disbursements this cycle
Cash on hand
$51,360,742.46
At the latest reporting cutoff
Debt owed
$3,538,404.77
At the latest reporting cutoff
Where it comes from
- Individual contributions
- $69,045,315.94
- Itemized
- $195,922.91
- Unitemized
- $68,849,393.03
- Other committee contributions
- $1,000.00
- Party committee contributions
- $0.00
- Transfers from affiliated committees
- $11,717,156.94
- Transfers from nonfederal accounts
- $0.00
- Loans received
- $0.00
- Loan repayments received
- $0.00
- Operating offsets
- $100,419.03
- Other federal receipts
- $110,000.00
Where it goes
- Contributions to candidates and committees
- $6,759,735.50
- Independent expenditures
- $263,403.37
- Transfers to affiliated committees
- $0.00
- Operating expenditures
- $8,541,692.65
- Contribution refunds
- -$7,166.84
- Loan repayments
- $0.00
- Loans made
- $0.00
- Other disbursements
- $21,830,990.39
Selected FEC reporting categories, not additional totals. Indented rows are included in their parent category. Independent expenditures are spending for or against candidates, not money handed to them. Transfers can appear on both committees’ books, so committee totals are not summed into a network total here.
Compare reporting cycles
Compare the reported amounts and cutoff dates side by side. An unfinished cycle is not a like-for-like growth comparison with a completed cycle.
| Reported metric | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Reporting cutoff | Dec 31, 2024 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Money raised | $74,457,473.61 | $80,978,891.91 |
| Money spent | $78,279,617.10 | $37,388,655.07 |
| Cash on hand | $7,770,505.62 | $51,360,742.46 |
| Debt owed | $3,586,757.25 | $3,538,404.77 |
Source details and reporting method
- Committee name in the FEC response
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)
- Debts owed to the committee
- $0.00
- Captured response SHA-256
- 9d1e3e964ef8262a2f458a56d0be37a3215051b0b3bbfe4c9d338535379933a0
These are FEC summary figures, not a sum of itemized transactions. Cash and debt are balances at the reporting cutoff, not today’s balances. Missing fields remain unreported. Figures may change when amended filings are processed.
Inspect preserved FEC response ↗The operation.
SEIU-COPE is the federal PAC of the Service Employees International Union, a 2-million-member union representing healthcare workers, building service workers, and public employees. SEIU has historically been one of the most politically active US unions, leading the Fight for $15 minimum-wage campaign and contributing tens of millions per cycle to Democratic federal candidates and aligned super PACs. Its political activities also include affiliated super PAC and 527 organization spending.
Major donors.
Notable races.
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Questions about SEIU Committee on Political Education (SEIU-COPE).
What is SEIU-COPE?
SEIU-COPE is the federal political action committee of the Service Employees International Union, which represents roughly 2 million healthcare workers, janitors, security officers, and state and local public employees. The PAC is funded by voluntary member contributions on top of union dues.
How much does SEIU spend in federal elections?
SEIU's combined federal political spending — direct PAC contributions, independent expenditures via its super PAC, and transfers to allied groups — has totaled roughly $25–40 million per recent cycle, making it one of the top three labor political spenders alongside AFSCME and NEA.
Does SEIU support Republicans?
SEIU-COPE contributes overwhelmingly to Democratic candidates and party committees; its support for Republicans is rare and limited to a small number of state-level moderates. At the federal level, virtually all SEIU PAC contributions go to Democrats.