Dive Brief:

• Midterm congressional elections are on the horizon, and EdWeek has comprised a list of donations made by the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association.  
• In the 2014 House election cycle, the AFT gave $1.4 million to House Democrats and only $5,000 to their Republican counterparts. In terms of Senate elections, the AFT gave $210,000 to Senate Democrats and no money to Republicans.  
• In that same cycle, the NEA gave $857,550 to House Democrats and $59,500 to Republicans, as well as $168,750 to Senate Democrats and $3,000 to Republicans.  

Dive Insight:

The data comes from OpenSecrets, a non-partisan campaign finance tracker. Ed Week's site breaks down the giving even more, however, the bigger, more general amounts are good if you just want an overview of where money is going. While unions are typically associated with the left, it is interesting to acknowledge that what the "left" means in terms of education is changing. While Democrats were once seen as the No. 1 supporters of teacher unions, and unions in general, today's "education reformers" —​ including people like Michelle Rhee and Arne Duncan —​ seem to be consistently at odds with the unions. While this may change relationships, money still went to the expected parties.