Trade association PAC · DC

International Fresh Produce Association Fresh Political Action Committee (Fresh PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00040725.

Which side

Helps both parties

59% of the $86K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 41%Helps Republicans 59%

Backs

  1. Amy KlobucharDemocrat$6,000
  2. Susan M. CollinsRepublican$3,500
  3. Monica De La CruzRepublican$3,500
  4. Shontel M. BrownDemocrat$3,500
  5. John CornynRepublican$3,500

Run by John Torres (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Texas International Produce Assn Tex PAC $8,500 · National Potato Council Potato Political Action Commitee $6,000 · A Duda & Sons, Inc Political Action Committee $5,000 More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1

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
John Torres1
Connected to
International Fresh Produce Association1

Who funds it

It reported raising $204K: $167K from individuals and $24K from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

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

Texas International Produce Assn Tex PACPAC2 gifts$8,500
National Potato Council Potato Political Action CommiteePAC3 gifts$6,000
A Duda & Sons, Inc Political Action CommitteePAC1 gift$5,000
American Fruit & Vegetable PAC Aka Fav PACPAC1 gift$2,500
California Citrus Mutual Federal PACPAC1 gift$1,000
Sunkist Growers, Inc. PAC - FederalPAC1 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.

  • $172K from 215 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 48% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: California $47K, Florida $28K, Texas $18K, New York $13K, District of Columbia $8,3306

Where its donors work6

International Fresh Produce Associatio53 gifts$27,665
Katzman7 gifts$12,500
Frontera Produce2 gifts$10,000
Wonderful2 gifts$10,000
Jack T Baillie2 gifts$6,000
Fox Packaging2 gifts$5,000
Smith's Farm Sales2 gifts$5,000
Taylor Farms1 gifts$5,000
Grimmway Produce Group12 gifts$3,915
Lipman Family Farms3 gifts$3,500

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$204K
Spent$128K
Cash on hand$229K
Given to candidates and committees$107K
  • From individuals $167K
  • From other committees $24K
  • Other $13K

Who it gives to

54 candidates, $86K in direct gifts.3

Amy Klobuchar DemocratU.S. Senate, Minnesota (2030)$6,000
Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026)$3,500
Monica De La Cruz RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 15th District (2026)$3,500
Shontel M. Brown DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 11th District (2026)$3,500
John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026)$3,500
David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026)$3,500
Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026)$3,000
David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026)$3,000
J. Luis Correa DemocratU.S. House, California 46th District (2026)$2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 2nd District (2026)$2,500
Brad Finstad RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 1st District (2026)$2,000
Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026)$2,000
Austin Scott RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 8th District (2026)$2,000
Chellie Pingree DemocratU.S. House, Maine 1st District (2026)$2,000
Vince Fong RepublicanU.S. House, California 20th District (2026)$2,000
Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$2,000
Donald G. Davis DemocratU.S. House, North Carolina 1st District (2026)$2,000
John Hoeven RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Dakota (2028)$2,000
Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026)$1,000
Dan Newhouse RepublicanU.S. House, Washington 4th District (2026)$1,000
Tim Walberg RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 5th District (2026)$1,000
Zachary Nunn RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026)$1,000
Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026)$1,000
Bill Cassidy RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026)$1,000
Lloyd Smucker RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 11th District (2026)$1,000
Tony Wied RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 8th District (2026)$1,000
Derrick Van Orden RepublicanU.S. House, Wisconsin 3rd District (2026)$1,000
Ernest Anthony Tony Gonzales II RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 23rd District (2026)$1,000
Andrea Salinas DemocratU.S. House, Oregon 6th District (2026)$1,000
Jim Costa DemocratU.S. House, California 21st District (2026)$1,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: International Fresh Produce Association Fresh Political Action Committee (Fresh PAC) (C00040725)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040725/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: International Fresh Produce Association Fresh Political Action Committee (Fresh PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040725/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from International Fresh Produce Association Fresh Political Action Committee (Fresh PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00040725&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  5. 5
    FEC: receipts of International Fresh Produce Association Fresh Political Action Committee (Fresh PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00040725&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to International Fresh Produce Association Fresh Political Action Committee (Fresh PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00040725&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026