Growth Energy PAC
DC
Tracked direct receipts exceed tracked direct giving by
$180,204
Growth Energy political action committee. Largest ethanol trade association PAC, supporting candidates who advocate for E15 year-round sales and biofuel mandates.
LDA reported lobbying spend
$5,630,000
Connections
6
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 direct giving + IE support
$509,500
Combined tracked receipts
$689,704
Combined lobbying spend
$9,720,000
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.
Growth Energy PAC directed $60K to DSCC across 4 contributions between January 2023 and January 2024.
Growth Energy PAC directed $30K to Nrsc Legal Proceedings Fund across 2 contributions between January 2023 and January 2024.
Robert Baker directed $5K to Growth Energy PAC.
Steve Sukup directed $5K to Growth Energy PAC.
Adam Hill directed $5K to Growth Energy PAC.
Growth Energy PAC also is connected by money to 6 other entities totaling $30K.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSCC | $15,000 | Jan 25, 2023 | 2024 |
| DSCC | $15,000 | Jan 11, 2023 | 2024 |
| Nrsc Legal Proceedings Fund | $15,000 | Jan 10, 2023 | 2024 |
| DSCC | $15,000 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCC | $15,000 | Jan 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| Nrsc Legal Proceedings Fund | $15,000 | Jan 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| Tammy Duckworth | $5,000 | Sep 28, 2023 | 2024 |
| Kevin Cramer | $5,000 | Aug 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| KAPTUR FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | Sep 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| Mark Pocan | $5,000 | Jun 30, 2023 | 2024 |
| Mark Pocan | $5,000 | Jun 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC | $5,000 | Mar 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| National Board for the Following-Up and Recovering of the Libyan Looted and Disguised Funds | $5,000 | Mar 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| Heartland Institute | $5,000 | Mar 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC | $5,000 | Mar 31, 2023 | 2024 |
| Adriana Canales | $5,000 | Nov 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| Filangiere Society for Justice and Good Government | $5,000 | Nov 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | Sep 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | Jan 9, 2023 | 2024 |
| Lauren Underwood | $5,000 | Dec 2, 2023 | 2024 |
| Paul Tonko | $5,000 | Sep 30, 2023 | 2024 |
| Paul Tonko | $5,000 | Nov 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| DSCC | $5,000 | Mar 16, 2020 | 2020 |
| CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | Feb 3, 2023 | 2024 |
| Markwayne Mullin | $5,000 | Jul 18, 2023 | 2024 |
| KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA | $5,000 | Jun 30, 2023 | 2024 |
| Nikki Budzinski | $5,000 | Mar 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Nikki Budzinski | $5,000 | Sep 29, 2023 | 2024 |
| Markwayne Mullin | $5,000 | Jun 27, 2023 | 2024 |
| Mariannette Miller-Meeks | $5,000 | Jun 27, 2023 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF DAN KILDEE | $5,000 | Jun 9, 2023 | 2024 |
| KAPTUR FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | Feb 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | Jun 30, 2023 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF DAN KILDEE | $5,000 | Jun 9, 2023 | 2024 |
| DELIVERS PAC | $5,000 | Sep 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| THE PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC | $5,000 | Feb 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| THE PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC | $5,000 | May 17, 2023 | 2024 |
| VELVET HAMMER PAC | $5,000 | Nov 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN | $5,000 | Jun 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| LAUREN UNDERWOOD FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | Dec 2, 2023 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF RAJA FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | Jun 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| Michelle Fischbach | $5,000 | Jun 12, 2024 | 2024 |
| IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN | $5,000 | Jan 18, 2023 | 2024 |
| VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | Aug 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN | $5,000 | Jan 18, 2023 | 2024 |
| ROBERTS, DAVID | $5,000 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Debra Shore | $5,000 | Jul 18, 2023 | 2024 |
| Mike Carey | $5,000 | Sep 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| DELIVERS PAC | $5,000 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Marcy Kaptur | $5,000 | Sep 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Childress | $5,000 | Mar 31, 2026 | 2026 |
| Joseph Thraenert | $5,000 | Oct 5, 2025 | 2026 |
| Adam Hill | $5,000 | Jan 1, 2025 | 2026 |
| David P. Zimmerman | $5,000 | Dec 18, 2025 | 2026 |
| Andy Bulloch | $5,000 | Dec 3, 2025 | 2026 |
| Eric Branstad | $5,000 | Nov 14, 2025 | 2026 |
| Andrew William Wilson | $5,000 | Dec 2, 2025 | 2026 |
| Luke Parkhurst | $5,000 | Nov 21, 2025 | 2026 |
| Nathan Vander Greind | $5,000 | Nov 18, 2025 | 2026 |
| Robert Baker | $5,000 | Jan 14, 2026 | 2026 |
| Jill Chisam | $5,000 | Jan 15, 2026 | 2026 |
| Nicholas Bowdish | $5,000 | Jan 8, 2026 | 2026 |
| Emily Skor | $5,000 | Jan 12, 2026 | 2026 |
| Stephen Clark | $5,000 | Feb 18, 2025 | 2026 |
| Steven Perry | $5,000 | Feb 11, 2025 | 2026 |
| Adam Meyer | $5,000 | Dec 2, 2025 | 2026 |
| Daniel Sanders | $5,000 | Feb 13, 2025 | 2026 |
| Randy Blake | $5,000 | Feb 13, 2026 | 2026 |
| Tim Burrack | $5,000 | Feb 13, 2026 | 2026 |
| John Fuher | $5,000 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2026 |
| Mark Mickelson | $5,000 | Feb 14, 2026 | 2026 |
| Dustin Marquis | $5,000 | Feb 2, 2026 | 2026 |
| Mitch Miller | $5,000 | Feb 12, 2026 | 2026 |
| Jana Sanders | $5,000 | Feb 11, 2026 | 2026 |
| Austin Dillon | $5,000 | Oct 28, 2025 | 2026 |
| Adam Hill | $5,000 | Jan 1, 2026 | 2026 |
| Robert Baker | $5,000 | Feb 21, 2025 | 2026 |
| Alex Shifman | $5,000 | Feb 11, 2026 | 2026 |
| Steven Perry | $5,000 | Feb 11, 2026 | 2026 |
| Steve Sukup | $5,000 | Feb 13, 2026 | 2026 |
| Daniel Sanders | $5,000 | Feb 11, 2026 | 2026 |
| ABSOLUTE ENERGY PAC | $5,000 | Feb 2, 2026 | 2026 |
| Cory Reed | $5,000 | Feb 3, 2026 | 2026 |
| Jill Chisam | $5,000 | Mar 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| Mark Marquis | $5,000 | Mar 18, 2025 | 2026 |
| Andrew William Wilson | $5,000 | Feb 14, 2026 | 2026 |
| POET PAC | $5,000 | Apr 3, 2025 | 2026 |
| Paul Cook | $5,000 | Apr 20, 2026 | 2026 |
| James Seurer | $5,000 | Apr 8, 2026 | 2026 |
| Stan Norman | $5,000 | Apr 9, 2026 | 2026 |
| POET PAC | $5,000 | Apr 20, 2026 | 2026 |
| Rob Wright | $5,000 | Apr 9, 2026 | 2026 |
| Emily Skor | $5,000 | May 21, 2025 | 2026 |
| Ryan Collins | $5,000 | May 21, 2026 | 2026 |
| Loren Manternach | $5,000 | May 13, 2026 | 2026 |
| Patty Jo Willis | $5,000 | May 11, 2026 | 2026 |
| Jeff Broin | $5,000 | May 13, 2025 | 2026 |
| David Vandergreind | $5,000 | Jun 26, 2025 | 2026 |
| Craig Willis | $5,000 | Jun 4, 2025 | 2026 |
| Eamonn Byrne | $5,000 | Jun 3, 2026 | 2026 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument of | GROWTH ENERGY INC | Growth Energy PAC is the political arm of Growth Energy | Editorial |
| Funder of | AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC | Growth Energy PAC donated $10,000 to AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC (QPQ tracked total) | Editorial |
| Received donation from | Scott H. Peters | Donated $1,000 to GROWTH ENERGY PAC | Source |
| Received donation from | Kathy E. Manning | Donated $5,410 to GROWTH ENERGY PAC | Source |
| Received donation from | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC | $7,000.00 across 6 contributions (2022, 2024, 2026 cycles) | Source |
| Received donation from | Bank of America PAC | $3,000.00 across 3 contributions | Source |