PAC · IL

Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-federal

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00376590.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

76% of the $97K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 76%Helps Republicans 24%

Backs

  1. Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat$10K
  2. Eric SorensenDemocrat$7,600
  3. Darin LaHoodRepublican$7,500
  4. Daniel BissDemocrat$7,500
  5. Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat$6,000

Run by Stanley Blunier (treasurer) · Kayla Renee Clark (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
PAC1
Based in
Bloomington, IL1
Registered
April 19, 20022

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
Stanley Blunier2
Custodian of records
Kayla Renee Clark Assistant Treasurer2
Connected to
Illinois Corn Growers Association1
Website
ilcorn.org2

Who funds it

It reported raising $120K: $118K 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.

  • $58K from 209 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: Illinois $57K, California $350, Virginia $2507

Where its donors work7

Il Corn Growers3 gifts$1,350
Illinois Corn Growers Associat1 gifts$1,000
Will Farm Bureau2 gifts$450
Self Emploeyd2 gifts$350
Il Corn Marketing Board1 gifts$250
Monsanto1 gifts$250
Seed1 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 October 14, 2026.3

Raised$120K
Spent$119K
Cash on hand$224K
Given to candidates and committees$119K
  • From individuals $118K
  • Other $1,408

Who it gives to

24 candidates, $101K in direct gifts.4

Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026)$10,000
Eric Sorensen DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 17th District (2026)$7,600
Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026)$7,500
Daniel Biss DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 9th District (2026)$7,500
Raja Krishnamoorthi DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 8th District (2026)$6,000
Mary E. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 15th District (2026)$6,000
Juliana Stratton DemocratU.S. Senate, Illinois (2026)$6,000
Robin L. Kelly DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Donna Miller DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Lauren Underwood DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 14th District (2026)$4,000
Mike Quigley DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 5th District (2026)$4,000
Bill Foster DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 11th District (2026)$4,000
Mike Bost RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 12th District (2026)$4,000
Julie Bickelhaupt RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 17th District (2026)$4,000
Candidate H6IL06141 (FEC record)$4,000
Sean Casten DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 6th District (2026)$3,000
Patty Garcia DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 4th District (2026)$3,000
Delia C. Ramirez DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 3rd District (2026)$2,500
Melissa Luburich Bean DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 8th District (2026)$2,500
Jesús G. "Chuy" García DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 4th District (2026)$1,500
Danny K. Davis DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 7th District (2026)$1,500
Jeffrey D Walter RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 11th District (2026)$1,350
Kevin B. Morrison DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 8th District (2026)$500
Willie Preston DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 2nd District (2026)$500

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-federal (C00376590)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00376590/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-federalhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00376590/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-federal financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00376590/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through October 14, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-federal to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00376590&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 Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-federal, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00376590&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Illinois Corn Growers Association Political Involvement Fund-federal, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00376590&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026