Candidates targeted
5
races with outside spending
pac · IL
An outside-spending committee: $90K in independent expenditures ($90K supporting, $0 opposing candidates) - reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign.
The verdict
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSN is an outside-spending committee: it made $90K in independent expenditures across 5 candidates, mostly supporting ($90K).
Candidates targeted
5
races with outside spending
Supporting
$90K
independent expenditures for
Opposing
$0
independent expenditures against
Money this committee spent independently to support or oppose candidates, reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign and not coordinated with it.
| Candidate | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bost | $67K | - |
| Darin Mckay Lahood | $11K | - |
| Mary Miller | $9K | - |
| Robin Kelly | $3K | - |
| Bradley S. Schneider | $60 | - |
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSN is an outside-spending committee: rather than contributing to candidates' committees, it reported $90K in independent expenditures to the Federal Election Commission - $90K advocating for candidates and $0 opposing them, across 5 races. By law these expenditures are made independently of, and uncoordinated with, any campaign, and they are not subject to contribution limits, which is how a single committee can deploy this scale of money. They are reported here separately from contributions because they are a fundamentally different mechanism of political influence.
On the campaign side, ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSN's PAC contributions reached 13 federal politicians, led by Michael Bost at $10K.
| Politician | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bost | R | $10K |
| Donald J Bacon | R | $3K |
| Yadira Caraveo | D | $3K |
| Don Davis | D | $3K |
| Zach Nunn | R | $3K |
| Mariannette Jane Miller-meeks | R | $3K |
| Sanford Bishop | D | $3K |
| Darin Mckay Lahood | R | $3K |
| Amy Klobuchar | DFL | $3K |
| Robin Kelly | D | $2K |
| Bradley S. Schneider | D | $2K |
| Roger Sen. Wicker | R | $1K |
| Mary Miller | R | $1K |
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSN has a combined political influence footprint of $36K, made up of $36K in campaign contributions. This data comes from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov records for 2023-2024.
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSN contributed $36K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSN supported 13 politicians, with the largest contribution going to Michael Bost ($10K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
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