Corn / Ethanol
Renewable Fuel Standard, E15, corn ethanol producers and their PACs.
Tracked PAC receipts
$8,553,008
Tracked PAC giving
$9,159,567
Independent expenditures
$0
LDA lobbying spend
$125,497,930
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors put $9M into 10 sector PACs tracked here, led by REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY, FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURN, AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA.
IIThose PACs spent $9M supporting candidates and on independent expenditures, with the top tracked recipients being DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN PAC.
IIISector PACs and clients took documented positions on 10 policy outcomes, including 2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization (Corn Provisions); Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS); E15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Permanent).
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Top sector PACs (by tracked giving)
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKYpac | $2M |
| 2 | FRIENDS OF JIM CLYBURNpac | $1M |
| 3 | AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICApac | $867K |
| 4 | FAIR SHOT PACpac | $786K |
| 5 | National Corn Growers Association PAC (Corn PAC)pac | $688K |
| 6 | KEYSTONE AMERICA PACpac | $508K |
| 7 | BEATTY FOR CONGRESSpac | $434K |
| 8 | PAUL TONKO FOR CONGRESSpac | $382K |
| 9 | TERRI SEWELL FOR CONGRESSpac | $309K |
| 10 | ACROSS THE AISLE PACpac | $288K |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DELBENE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND - UNITEMIZEDpac | $595K |
| 2 | Robert Haleperson | $574K |
| 3 | JAMIE RASKIN FOR CONGRESSpac | $565K |
| 4 | June Troneperson | $459K |
| 5 | BEATTY FOR CONGRESSpac | $410K |
| 6 | Constantine Dakoliasperson | $293K |
| 7 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $237K |
| 8 | Mark Desaulnier For Congressorganization | $185K |
| 9 | Meeta Anandperson | $176K |
| 10 | Janice Brandtperson | $176K |
Top recipients of sector PAC spending
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDpac | $2M |
| 2 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEpac | $2M |
| 3 | ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN PACpac | $500K |
| 4 | DSCCpac | $475K |
| 5 | Democratic Governors' Association (Dga)organization | $442K |
| 6 | DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEpac | $190K |
| 7 | DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF MARYLANDpac | $187K |
| 8 | WISCONSIN VICTORY COMMITTEEpac | $150K |
| 9 | KARI LAKE VICTORY COMMITTEEpac | $100K |
| 10 | WINREDpac | $54K |
Policy outcomes the sector touched
| # | Outcome | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization (Corn Provisions) legislation · pending | 15 |
| 2 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulation · enacted · finalized | 13 |
| 3 | E15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Permanent) regulation · enacted · finalized | 12 |
| 4 | Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21, H.R.4763) legislation · passed | 12 |
| 5 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiv regulation · introduced | 10 |
| 6 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of the 2024 Cellulosic Bio regulation · introduced | 10 |
| 7 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiv regulation · introduced | 10 |
| 8 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Extension of 2024 Compliance Reporting De regulation · introduced | 10 |
| 9 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel regulation · introduced | 10 |
| 10 | Request From States for Removal of Gasoline Volatility Waiver regulation · introduced · repealed | 10 |
Methodology
Industry-level totals are computed by summing donations and lobbying filings where the donor, recipient, or client is tagged with the corn sector. Numbers reflect QPQ-tracked totals only and may understate the official FEC cycle totals where the inflow ingest is incomplete. Click any entity to see its full profile with the breakdown of tracked vs FEC cycle totals.