Cooperative PAC · MN

BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC Land O'lakes, Inc. PAC (BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00009423.

Which side

Helps both parties

58% of the $80K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 42%Helps Republicans 58%

Backs

  1. David G. ValadaoRepublican$10K
  2. Brad FinstadRepublican$10K
  3. Tom EmmerRepublican$10K
  4. Shontel M. BrownDemocrat$10K
  5. Michelle FischbachRepublican$6,500

Run by Pete Kappelman (treasurer) · Chad Metzler (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Cooperative PAC1
Based in
St. Paul, MN1
Registered
July 7, 19752

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
Pete Kappelman2
Custodian of records
Chad Metzler Director, Federal Go2
Affiliated with
Land O'lakes, Inc.2

Who funds it

It reported raising $85K: $85K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $64K from 175 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 23% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Minnesota $31K, Wisconsin $7,747, Indiana $4,800, Iowa $4,300, Kansas $3,9007

Where its donors work7

Land O'lakes106 gifts$26,579
Meadow Brook Dairy Farms18 gifts$4,360
Valley United -op7 gifts$3,200
Landus Cooperative3 gifts$3,000
Central Manor Dairy2 gifts$1,500
United Cooperative2 gifts$1,500
Central Valley Ag1 gifts$1,250
Ag Partners Cooperative2 gifts$1,000
Fernjo Farms #12 gifts$1,000
Glen Or Sadie Frericks1 gifts$1,000

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 September 30, 2026.3

Raised$85K
Spent$125K
Cash on hand$69K
Given to candidates and committees$123K
  • From individuals $85K
  • Other $66

Who it gives to

16 candidates, $80K in direct gifts.4

David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026)$10,000
Brad Finstad RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 1st District (2026)$10,000
Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026)$10,000
Shontel M. Brown DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 11th District (2026)$10,000
Michelle Fischbach RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 7th District (2026)$6,500
Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$5,000
Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026)$5,000
Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Jim Costa DemocratU.S. House, California 21st District (2026)$3,500
Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026)$3,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026)$2,500
Sharice Davids DemocratU.S. House, Kansas 3rd District (2026)$2,500
Yvette D. Clarke DemocratU.S. House, New York 9th District (2026)$2,500
Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026)$2,500
Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026)$1,500
Betty McCollum DemocratU.S. House, Minnesota 4th District (2026)$1,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC Land O'lakes, Inc. PAC (BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC) (C00009423)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009423/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC Land O'lakes, Inc. PAC (BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009423/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC Land O'lakes, Inc. PAC (BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009423/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC Land O'lakes, Inc. PAC (BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00009423&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC Land O'lakes, Inc. PAC (BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00009423&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC Land O'lakes, Inc. PAC (BY Farmers, for Farmers PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00009423&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026