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Growth Energy PAC

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Tracked receipts exceed tracked giving by

$217,204

Growth Energy political action committee. Largest ethanol trade association PAC, supporting candidates who advocate for E15 year-round sales and biofuel mandates.

cornfinance banking
Cycle

Tracked PAC giving

$484,500

View FEC cycle totals

Tracked receipts

$701,704

View FEC cycle totals

LDA reported lobbying spend

$5,630,000

Connections

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Coalition view

Growth Energy PAC operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with GROWTH ENERGY INC. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined tracked giving

$484,500

Combined tracked receipts

$701,704

Combined lobbying spend

$10,360,000

The Money Trail

How money associated with Growth Energy PAC flowed

Growth Energy PAC is the giver in some of these trails and the recipient in others. Each sentence names who gave and who received.

$95K
15 transactions across 15 counterparties

Growth Energy PAC directed $15K to Nrsc Legal Proceedings Fund.

Jan 2024pac

Growth Energy PAC directed $15K to DSCC.

Jan 2023pac

Steven Perry directed $5K to Growth Energy PAC.

Feb 2025individual

Daniel Sanders directed $5K to Growth Energy PAC.

Feb 2025individual

Growth Energy PAC also is connected by money to 10 other entities totaling $50K.

$95K tracked across 15 counterparties·1 policy outcome
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Donations Given

RecipientAmountDateCycle
DSCC$15,000Jan 25, 20232024
DSCC$15,000Jan 11, 20232024
Nrsc Legal Proceedings Fund$15,000Jan 10, 20232024
DSCC$15,000Jan 31, 20242024
DSCC$15,000Jan 24, 20242024
Nrsc Legal Proceedings Fund$15,000Jan 24, 20242024
AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC$5,000Mar 29, 20242024
National Board for the Following-Up and Recovering of the Libyan Looted and Disguised Funds$5,000Mar 28, 20242024
Heartland Institute$5,000Mar 21, 20242024
AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC$5,000Mar 31, 20232024
Adriana Canales$5,000Nov 15, 20232024
Filangiere Society for Justice and Good Government$5,000Nov 15, 20232024
RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS$5,000Sep 16, 20242024
MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESS$5,000Jan 9, 2023
DSCC$5,000Mar 16, 20202020
CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS$5,000Feb 3, 20232024
Mullin, Markwayne$5,000Jul 18, 20232024
KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA$5,000Jun 30, 20232024
Mullin, Markwayne$5,000Jun 27, 20232024
Miller-Meeks$5,000Jun 27, 20232024
FRIENDS OF DAN KILDEE$5,000Jun 9, 20232024
KAPTUR FOR CONGRESS$5,000Feb 23, 2023
KAPTUR FOR CONGRESS$5,000Sep 16, 2024
VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESS$5,000Aug 30, 2024
VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESS$5,000Jun 30, 2023
FRIENDS OF DAN KILDEE$5,000Jun 9, 20232024
DELIVERS PAC$5,000Sep 30, 20242024
THE PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$5,000Feb 22, 20242024
THE PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$5,000May 17, 20232024
VELVET HAMMER PAC$5,000Nov 15, 20232024
FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN$5,000Jun 18, 20242024
LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS$5,000Dec 2, 20232024
FRIENDS OF RAJA FOR CONGRESS$5,000Jun 17, 20242024
Fischbach$5,000Jun 12, 20242024
IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN$5,000Jan 18, 2023
IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN$5,000Jan 18, 2023
ROBERTS, DAVID$5,000Sep 26, 20242024
Debra Shore$5,000Jul 18, 20232024
Carey$5,000Sep 5, 20242024
DELIVERS PAC$5,000Sep 26, 20242024
Kaptur$5,000Sep 5, 20242024
Friends of Ambazonia$5,000Jun 12, 20242024
Mullin, Markwayne$5,000Jun 12, 20242024
Miller-Meeks$5,000Jun 12, 20242024
Winning Strategies Washington$5,000Jun 12, 20242024
Moody, Ashley$5,000Aug 15, 20242024
Kevin Cramer$5,000Aug 15, 20242024
Friends of Ambazonia$5,000Aug 28, 20242024
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]$5,000Aug 15, 20242024
Promotora de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (PROCOMER) for the benefit of the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica (COMEX)$5,000Sep 5, 20242024

Donations Received

DonorAmountDateCycle
FEENSTRA FOR CONGRESS$5,000Jun 13, 2025
Richard Childress$5,000Mar 31, 2026
CONESTOGA ENERGY PARTNERS$5,000Oct 29, 2025
Joseph Thraenert$5,000Oct 5, 2025
Adam Hill$5,000Jan 1, 2025
BIG RIVER RESOURCES, LLC$5,000Dec 18, 2025
David P. Zimmerman$5,000Dec 18, 2025
Andy Bulloch$5,000Dec 3, 2025
Eric Branstad$5,000Nov 14, 2025
NUVU FUELS FLORIDA$5,000Nov 18, 2025
Andrew William Wilson$5,000Dec 2, 2025
Luke Parkhurst$5,000Nov 21, 2025
Nathan Vander Greind$5,000Nov 18, 2025
JONI FOR IOWA$5,000Nov 13, 2025
Robert Baker$5,000Jan 14, 2026
Jill Chisam$5,000Jan 15, 2026
Nicholas Bowdish$5,000Jan 8, 2026
Emily Skor$5,000Jan 12, 2026
Stephen Clark$5,000Feb 18, 2025
Steven Perry$5,000Feb 11, 2025
Adam Meyer$5,000Dec 2, 2025
Daniel Sanders$5,000Feb 13, 2025
Randy Blake$5,000Feb 13, 2026
Tim Burrack$5,000Feb 13, 2026
KANSAS ETHANOL LLC$5,000Jan 15, 2026
John Fuher$5,000Feb 5, 2026
Mark Mickelson$5,000Feb 14, 2026
Dustin Marquis$5,000Feb 2, 2026
Mitch Miller$5,000Feb 12, 2026
Jana Sanders$5,000Feb 11, 2026
Austin Dillon$5,000Oct 28, 2025
Adam Hill$5,000Jan 1, 2026
Robert Baker$5,000Feb 21, 2025
Alex Shifman$5,000Feb 11, 2026
Steven Perry$5,000Feb 11, 2026
Steve Sukup$5,000Feb 13, 2026
Daniel Sanders$5,000Feb 11, 2026
ABSOLUTE ENERGY PAC$5,000Feb 2, 2026
Cory Reed$5,000Feb 3, 2026
SOUTHWEST IOWA RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC PAC - SIRE PAC$5,000Feb 23, 2026
NUVU REAL ESTATE, LLC$5,000Feb 12, 2026
KANSAS ETHANOL LLC$5,000Mar 26, 2025
Jill Chisam$5,000Mar 26, 2025
Mark Marquis$5,000Mar 18, 2025
Andrew William Wilson$5,000Feb 14, 2026
POET PAC$5,000Apr 3, 2025
Paul Cook$5,000Apr 20, 2026
James Seurer$5,000Apr 8, 2026
GLACIAL LAKES ENERGY, LLC$5,000Apr 8, 2026
Stan Norman$5,000Apr 9, 2026

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Donated toAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOC. PAC$5,000.00 across 1 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Donated toAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS PAC (ACLI PAC)$5,000.00 across 1 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Donated toPUBLIC AFFAIRS SUPPORT SERVICES, INC.$76,253.01 across 12 contributions (2022, 2024 cycles)Source
Instrument ofGROWTH ENERGY INCGrowth Energy PAC is the political arm of Growth EnergyEditorial
Funder ofAMERICAN EXCELLENCE PACGrowth Energy PAC donated $10,000 to AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC (QPQ tracked total)Editorial
Received donation fromPetersDonated $1,000 to GROWTH ENERGY PACSource
Received donation fromManningDonated $5,410 to GROWTH ENERGY PACSource
Received donation fromBank of America PAC$3,000.00 across 3 contributionsSource