Trade association PAC · CA
American Pistachio Growers Pistachio Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00197715.
Which side
Helps both parties
51% of the $221K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Helps Democrats 49%Helps Republicans 51%
Backs
- Gabe VasquezDemocrat$10K
- Andy HarrisRepublican$10K
- Jason SmithRepublican$10K
- Adam GrayDemocrat$10K
- David G. ValadaoRepublican$10K
On the record
Who runs it
The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.
- Treasurer
- Ashlee N. Titus1
Who funds it
It reported raising $141K: $139K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Avellar-moore Farms LPCompany or group | 1 gift | $1,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $133K from 111 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 57% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: California $112K, New York $15K, Arizona $2,000, Illinois $1,500, Oregon $1,0006
Where its donors work6
| Alkali Hollow Farms | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Curtico Enterprises | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Keenan Farms | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Setton Pistachio | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Hoekstra & Associates | 3 gifts | $7,350 |
| J Poonian Limited Partnership | 2 gifts | $6,000 |
| Mike Woolf Farming | 2 gifts | $5,000 |
| Setton Farms | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Sharon Naraghi Farms | 1 gifts | $3,000 |
| Hansen Ranches | 3 gifts | $2,700 |
Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.
Money, 2025–26
As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.2
Raised$141K
Spent$313K
Cash on hand$159K
Given to candidates and committees$286K
- From individuals $139K
- Other $2,352
Who it gives to
33 candidates, $221K in direct gifts.3
| Gabe Vasquez DemocratU.S. House, New Mexico 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Andy Harris RepublicanU.S. House, Maryland 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Vince Fong RepublicanU.S. House, California 20th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jim Costa DemocratU.S. House, California 21st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Juan Ciscomani RepublicanU.S. House, Arizona 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Zoe Lofgren DemocratU.S. House, California 18th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| John Hoeven RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Dakota (2028) | $8,000 |
| Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Blake D. Moore RepublicanU.S. House, Utah 2nd District (2026) | $7,500 |
| James Gallagher RepublicanU.S. House, California 1st District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Alex Padilla DemocratU.S. Senate, California (2028) | $5,000 |
| Adam B. Schiff DemocratU.S. Senate, California (2030) | $5,000 |
| Ami Bera DemocratU.S. House, California 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| J. Luis Correa DemocratU.S. House, California 46th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Angie Craig DemocratU.S. House, Minnesota 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Randy Feenstra RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Amy Klobuchar DemocratU.S. Senate, Minnesota (2030) | $5,000 |
| Doug Lamalfa RepublicanU.S. House, California 1st District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $5,000 |
| Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Martin Heinrich DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2030) | $3,000 |
| Jeanne Shaheen DemocratU.S. Senate, New Hampshire (2026) | $3,000 |
| Dan Newhouse RepublicanU.S. House, Washington 4th District (2026) | $2,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: American Pistachio Growers Pistachio Political Action Committee (C00197715)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00197715/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: American Pistachio Growers Pistachio Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00197715/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from American Pistachio Growers Pistachio Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00197715&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of American Pistachio Growers Pistachio Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00197715&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to American Pistachio Growers Pistachio Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00197715&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026