RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
DC
Tracked direct giving exceeds tracked direct receipts by
$38,580
Renewable Fuels Association political action committee. Ethanol industry PAC funding candidates who support the Renewable Fuel Standard and biofuel mandates.
LDA reported lobbying spend
$3,552,281
Connections
7
Coalition view
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION and Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).
Combined direct giving + IE support
$47,000
Combined tracked receipts
$8,420
Combined lobbying spend
$5,995,093
How money associated with RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE flowed
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE is the giver in some of these trails and the recipient in others. Each sentence names who gave and who received.
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE directed $7K to IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN across 3 contributions between February 2023 and October 2024.
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE directed $6K to CITIZENS FOR BRIAN MEYER/IOWANS FOR MEYER across 3 contributions between December 2023 and September 2024.
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE directed $5K to FEENSTRA FOR CONGRESS.
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE directed $5K to Amy Klobuchar.
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE directed $5K to KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA.
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE also is connected by money to 6 other entities totaling $19K.
Connected Government Contracts
Companies that RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE holds stock in, is employed by, or receives donations from (through a corporate PAC) that also receive federal awards. Figures are each company's total federal obligations over the fiscal years this tracker holds FEC data for, as reported by USASpending.gov.
Received direct contributions from a PAC affiliated with this company
$1.3B
federal obligations FY2015–FY2025
Stock disclosures from Senate EFD / House Financial Disclosures. Contract data from USASpending.gov. Contributions and contracts are separate records. Neither is shown as a cause of the other, and a connection does not imply wrongdoing.
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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Klobuchar | $5,000 | Aug 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA | $5,000 | Aug 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| FEENSTRA FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | May 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | $5,000 | May 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| Ashley Moody | $5,000 | Sep 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN | $2,500 | Dec 21, 2023 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN | $2,500 | Jul 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF DAN KILDEE | $2,500 | Oct 16, 2023 | 2024 |
| CITIZENS FOR BRIAN MEYER/IOWANS FOR MEYER | $2,500 | Dec 19, 2023 | 2024 |
| MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESS | $2,000 | Apr 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN | $2,000 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN | $2,000 | Feb 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| CITIZENS FOR BRIAN MEYER/IOWANS FOR MEYER | $2,000 | Sep 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESS | $1,000 | Dec 21, 2023 | 2024 |
| IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN | $1,000 | Aug 30, 2023 | 2024 |
| IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN | $1,000 | Jun 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| CITIZENS FOR BRIAN MEYER/IOWANS FOR MEYER | $1,000 | Jun 18, 2024 | 2024 |
Donations Received and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Badged rows are independent expenditures other groups paid to vendors for or against this entity. That money did not reach its committee.
| Donor | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah K. Ross | $4,900 | Sep 8, 2023 | 2024 |
| Tony Beam | $1,670 | Sep 8, 2023 | 2024 |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC | $750 | Aug 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC | $750 | Jun 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| Kathy E. Manning | $350 | Sep 4, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument of | Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) | RFA PAC is the political arm of the Renewable Fuels Association | Editorial |
| Instrument of | RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION | Political action committee affiliated with RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION. | Source |
| Received donation from | Deborah K. Ross | Donated $4,900 to IOWA RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC - IRFA PAC | Source |
| Received donation from | Tony Beam | Donated $1,670 to IOWA RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC - IRFA PAC | Source |
| Received donation from | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC | $7,750.00 across 10 contributions (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026 cycles) | Source |
| Received donation from | Kathy E. Manning | Donated $350 to IOWA RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC - IRFA PAC | Source |
| Received donation from | Bank of America PAC | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |