Corn / Ethanol
Renewable Fuel Standard, E15, corn ethanol producers and their PACs.
Tracked receipts of sector PACs
$658,551
Direct giving to candidates
$1,448,250
IE supporting candidates
$0
IE opposing candidates
$0
Transfers to other committees
$454,000
LDA reported lobbying spend
$114,791,409
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors outside the sector gave $659K in tracked direct contributions to the 31 sector PACs tracked here, led by Deere & Company PAC (John Deere PAC), ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PAC, BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.
IIThose PACs gave $1M directly to candidates; transferred $454K to other committees ($188K of it to other PACs in this sector). The top tracked candidates by direct giving plus IE support were FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSON, IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNN, FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN.
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 (31 tracked)
| # | Name | Direct to candidates | IE support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deere & Company PAC (John Deere PAC)pac | $563K | $0 |
| 2 | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY-ADM PACpac | $291K | $0 |
| 3 | BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $190K | $0 |
| 4 | POET PACpac | $127K | $0 |
| 5 | OHIO CORN AND WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACpac | $57K | $0 |
| 6 | CARGILL, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $53K | $0 |
| 7 | TEXAS CORN PACpac | $45K | $0 |
| 8 | ILLINOIS CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND-FEDERALpac | $31K | $0 |
| 9 | MISSOURI CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PACpac | $29K | $0 |
| 10 | MN CORN FEDERAL PACpac | $21K | $0 |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Direct contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cory J Reedperson | $18K |
| 2 | Ryan D Campbellperson | $18K |
| 3 | Gregory A Morrisperson | $18K |
| 4 | Jennifer Weberperson | $18K |
| 5 | Alix Dowlingperson | $18K |
| 6 | Ian Pinnerperson | $18K |
| 7 | Felecia Pryorperson | $16K |
| 8 | Rajesh Kalathurperson | $16K |
| 9 | Juan Rica Lucianoperson | $15K |
| 10 | Kristy J Folkweinperson | $15K |
Top candidates by sector PAC money
| # | Name | Direct from sector PACs | IE support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONpac | $50K | $0 |
| 2 | IOWANS FOR ZACH NUNNpac | $48K | $0 |
| 3 | FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWNpac | $29K | $0 |
| 4 | FEENSTRA FOR CONGRESSpac | $28K | $0 |
| 5 | NIKKI FOR CONGRESSpac | $28K | $0 |
| 6 | ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESSpac | $28K | $0 |
| 7 | JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESSpac | $25K | $0 |
| 8 | MIKE BOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEpac | $23K | $0 |
| 9 | KAPTUR FOR CONGRESSpac | $22K | $0 |
| 10 | LAHOOD FOR CONGRESSpac | $22K | $0 |
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 | IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits (Sections 45/48) legislation · enacted | 3 |
| 5 | H.R.1 - Lower Energy Costs Act legislation · passed | 3 |
| 6 | Basel III Endgame Capital Rules (Fed/OCC/FDIC proposal) regulation · proposed · proposed | 2 |
| 7 | Inflation Reduction Act - Energy Provisions (H.R.5376) legislation · enacted | 2 |
| 8 | Conservators and Receivers regulation · enacted | 1 |
| 9 | Statement on Regulatory Burden regulation · introduced | 1 |
| 10 | Internal Control Over Financial Reporting regulation · proposed | 1 |
Methodology
Sector PACs are the PAC-typed entities tagged corn minus candidate, party and leadership committees (excluded by FEC designation and name rule). Every dollar figure counts only donation rows that pass the standard exclusions (no conduit memos, self-transfers, unverified name matches, quarantined or superseded rows). Direct contributions, independent expenditures supporting, independent expenditures opposing, transfers to other committees and LDA lobbying are reported as separate figures and never added together. Receipts count donors outside the sector only, so a super PAC funding its own affiliated committees is not counted twice. Lobbying amounts cover every issue on each LDA filing. Numbers reflect QPQ Tracker rows only and may understate the official FEC cycle totals where the inflow ingest is incomplete.