Union Profile:

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS / IAFF

Total
$30,738,042
Total political spending by the union
Federal
$19,597,340
Total political spending at the federal level
State
$11,140,702
Total political spending at the state level
Political Spending by Year
Year Amount
2024 $35,450
2023 $54,100
2022 $753,804
2021 $544,004
2020 $1,524,098
2019 $1,199,025
2018 $4,144,858
2017 $1,848,661
2016 $4,260,329
2015 $1,047,649
2014 $2,609,641
2013 $1,574,880
2012 $4,761,127
2011 $996,550
2010 $2,506,460
2009 $1,238,506
2008 $441,817
2007 $133,025
2006 $345,349
2005 $85,600
2004 $56,400
2003 $108,550
2002 $249,750
2001 $75,000
2000 $119,750
1999 $4,500
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: $24,919,678 (88.9%)
Republican: $3,114,743 (11.1%)
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 CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION $23,706,169
2 ASSOCIATED FIRE FIGHTERS OF ILLINOIS $8,011,825
3 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 2881 $6,766,264
4 FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION $5,357,633
5 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS $4,095,811
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Top Federal Candidates Receiving Contributions

Candidate Party Total contributions to candidate
1 JOHN B LARSON Democratic $70,000
2 STENY H HOYER Democratic $70,000
3 JOSEPH D COURTNEY Democratic $70,000
4 ROSA L DELAURO Democratic $70,000
5 NANCY PELOSI Democratic $70,000
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Top State Candidates Receiving Contributions

Candidate Party State Total contributions to candidate
1 TERENCE RICHARD (TERRY) MCAULIFFE Democratic Virginia $475,000
2 CHRISTOPHER A (CHRIS) KOSTER Democratic, Republican Missouri $201,149
3 PATRICK JOSEPH (PAT) QUINN III & PAUL G VALLAS Democratic Illinois $200,000
4 RALPH S NORTHAM Democratic Virginia $189,711
5 MAHLON MITCHELL Democratic Wisconsin $172,000
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