Trade association PAC · CA

California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00362624.

Which side

Helps both parties

59% of the $60K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 41%Helps Republicans 59%

Backs

  1. Doug LamalfaRepublican$10K
  2. Adam GrayDemocrat$7,500
  3. Vince FongRepublican$5,000
  4. Ami BeraDemocrat$5,000
  5. Mike ThompsonDemocrat$5,000

Run by Joel S. Aurora (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Fiack Family Farms $1,450 · Farmers' Rice Cooperative Fund $1,400 · Knight Farms $700 More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
San Rafael, CA1
Registered
October 16, 20002

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
Joel S. Aurora2
Affiliated with
Calfornia Rice Industry Association2

Who funds it

It reported raising $124K: $123K from individuals and $1,400 from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.

Fiack Family FarmsCompany or group1 gift$1,450
Farmers' Rice Cooperative FundCommittee2 gifts$1,400
Knight FarmsCompany or group1 gift$700
Ma2hCompany or group1 gift$700
Rominger RiceCompany or group1 gift$300
CP Sheppard FarmsCompany or group1 gift$200

Individuals

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

  • $99K from 114 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 21% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: California $99K7

Where its donors work7

Montna Farms4 gifts$13,795
Grow West7 gifts$6,750
Sun Valley Rice5 gifts$4,750
Sutter Basin6 gifts$4,535
Pinnacle Rice7 gifts$4,450
Lundberg Family Farms/b&e Lundberg3 gifts$4,100
Sean V Doherty Farms2 gifts$3,550
Lundberg Family Farms3 gifts$2,200
WSR Insurance3 gifts$2,100
Erdman Farms3 gifts$2,000

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 August 31, 2026.3

Raised$124K
Spent$129K
Cash on hand$34K
Given to candidates and committees$66K
  • From individuals $123K
  • From other committees $1,400

Who it gives to

17 candidates, $60K in direct gifts.4

Doug Lamalfa RepublicanU.S. House, California 1st District (2026)$10,000
Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$7,500
Vince Fong RepublicanU.S. House, California 20th District (2026)$5,000
Ami Bera DemocratU.S. House, California 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026)$5,000
Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026)$5,000
David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026)$4,500
Jim Costa DemocratU.S. House, California 21st District (2026)$4,000
James Gallagher RepublicanU.S. House, California 1st District (2026)$3,500
Doris O. Matsui DemocratU.S. House, California 7th District (2026)$2,500
Tom Sell RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 19th District (2026)$2,500
Sam Graves RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 6th District (2026)$1,000
Ted Cruz RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2030)$1,000
Clay Higgins RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 3rd District (2026)$1,000
Trent Kelly RepublicanU.S. House, Mississippi 1st District (2026)$1,000
Tom Cotton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2026)$1,000
Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund) (C00362624)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00362624/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00362624/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00362624/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00362624&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 California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00362624&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00362624&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026