Corn / Ethanol
Renewable Fuel Standard, E15, corn ethanol producers and their PACs.
Tracked PAC receipts
$161,561,468
Tracked PAC giving
$4,825,693
Independent expenditures
$738,681
LDA lobbying spend
$44,633,796
How money flowed in this sector
IDonors put $162M into 10 sector PACs tracked here, led by DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUND, National Corn Growers Association PAC (Corn PAC), Archer-Daniels-Midland PAC (ADM PAC).
IIThose PACs spent $5M supporting candidates and on independent expenditures, with the top tracked recipients being CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY FEDERAL, Rudy Salas, MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY.
IIISector PACs and clients took documented positions on 10 policy outcomes, including 2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization (Corn Provisions); E15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Permanent); Request From States for Removal of Gasoline Volatility Waive.
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Top sector PACs (by tracked giving)
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMM. - BLDG FUNDpac | $3M |
| 2 | National Corn Growers Association PAC (Corn PAC)pac | $856K |
| 3 | Archer-Daniels-Midland PAC (ADM PAC)pac | $578K |
| 4 | POET PACpac | $297K |
| 5 | OHIO CORN AND WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACpac | $91K |
| 6 | CARGILL, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEpac | $67K |
| 7 | TEXAS CORN PACpac | $56K |
| 8 | IL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUNDpac | $31K |
| 9 | FLORIDA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION PACpac | $29K |
| 10 | MN CORN FEDERAL PACpac | $23K |
Top donors to sector PACs
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAFFIRINI, CARLOSpac | $51M |
| 2 | Bank Of America, N.aorganization | $20M |
| 3 | JEFFRIES VICTORY FUNDpac | $15M |
| 4 | DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEpac | $8M |
| 5 | JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESSpac | $5M |
| 6 | KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESSpac | $1M |
| 7 | KATHERINE CLARK VICTORY FUNDpac | $989K |
| 8 | Reid Hoffmanperson | $946K |
| 9 | DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC., PACpac | $923K |
| 10 | Seth Klarmanperson | $872K |
Top recipients of sector PAC spending
| # | Name | Tracked $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY FEDERALpac | $2M |
| 2 | Rudy Salasperson | $276K |
| 3 | MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYpac | $199K |
| 4 | Gonzalez, V.person | $109K |
| 5 | DSCCpac | $100K |
| 6 | Janelle Bynumperson | $91K |
| 7 | Susan Wildperson | $85K |
| 8 | John Mannionperson | $57K |
| 9 | FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONpac | $55K |
| 10 | Laura Gillenperson | $43K |
Policy outcomes the sector touched
| # | Outcome | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization (Corn Provisions) legislation · pending | 15 |
| 2 | E15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Permanent) regulation · enacted · finalized | 12 |
| 3 | Request From States for Removal of Gasoline Volatility Waiver regulation · introduced · repealed | 10 |
| 4 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulation · enacted · finalized | 9 |
| 5 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiv regulation · introduced | 7 |
| 6 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of the 2024 Cellulosic Bio regulation · introduced | 7 |
| 7 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiv regulation · introduced | 7 |
| 8 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Extension of 2024 Compliance Reporting De regulation · introduced | 7 |
| 9 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel regulation · introduced | 7 |
| 10 | Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2026 and 2027, Partial Waiv regulation · introduced | 7 |
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.