PAC · IL

Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'activator'/'illinois Farm Bureau Activator'

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00193441.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

76% of the $46K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 24%Helps Republicans 76%

Backs

  1. Mike BostRepublican$7,930
  2. Glenn ThompsonRepublican$7,500
  3. Mary E. MillerRepublican$7,205
  4. Eric SorensenDemocrat$5,000
  5. Darin LaHoodRepublican$5,000

Run by Chelsie Moore (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
PAC1
Based in
Bloomington, IL1

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
Chelsie Moore1
Connected to
Illinois Agricultural Association1

Who funds it

It reported raising $172K: $152K 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.

  • $26K from 80 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: Illinois $25K, Arkansas $500, Colorado $500, Indiana $2517

Where its donors work7

Koeller Bros2 gifts$875
Farm Manager1 gifts$625
Star H Farm1 gifts$625
Premium Ag Partners2 gifts$252
NRG Powerton Station2 gifts$251
Illinois Agricultural Assn1 gifts$250
JB Land & Livestock1 gifts$250

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 June 30, 2026.2

Raised$172K
Spent$120K
Cash on hand$276K
Outside spending to June 30$3,705
  • From individuals $152K
  • Other $20K

Who it gives to

11 candidates, $42K in direct gifts.3

Mike Bost RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 12th District (2026)$7,930
Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026)$7,500
Eric Sorensen DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 17th District (2026)$5,000
Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026)$5,000
Angie Craig DemocratU.S. House, Minnesota 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Mary E. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 15th District (2026)$3,500
Tom Sell RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 19th District (2026)$2,500
Trent Kelly RepublicanU.S. House, Mississippi 1st District (2026)$2,000
Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026)$1,500
John Boozman RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2028)$1,000
Angie Craig DemocratU.S. Senate, Minnesota (2026)$1,000

Outside spending in races

Ads, mail and other spending about candidates, made without the campaigns, from notices it must file within 24 or 48 hours. These run to February 27, 2026, later than the summary above.4

Spent to help: $3,705

Mary E. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 15th District (2026)$3,705

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'activator'/'illinois Farm Bureau Activator' (C00193441)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00193441/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'activator'/'illinois Farm Bureau Activator' financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00193441/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'activator'/'illinois Farm Bureau Activator' to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00193441&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: independent expenditures by Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'activator'/'illinois Farm Bureau Activator', 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00193441&cycle=2026
    24- and 48-hour notices · 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 Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'activator'/'illinois Farm Bureau Activator', 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00193441&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'activator'/'illinois Farm Bureau Activator', 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00193441&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026