Trade association PAC · DC

National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PAC

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00034272.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

82% of the $262K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 18%Helps Republicans 82%

Backs

  1. Jim CostaDemocrat$10K
  2. Julia LetlowRepublican$10K
  3. Rick W. AllenRepublican$10K
  4. Adam GrayDemocrat$10K
  5. Andy HarrisRepublican$10K

Run by Harrison Kircher (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Tyson Foods Inc Political Action Committee (Typac) $5,000 · Wayne Farms, LLC Political Action Committee $5,000 · Messer North America Alliance for Good Gov. PAC $1,000 More

On the record

Type
Trade association PAC1
Based in
Washington, DC1
Registered
February 19, 19762

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
Harrison Kircher2
Connected to
National Chicken Council1

Who funds it

It reported raising $534K: $513K from individuals and $21K from other committees.5

Companies, groups and committees6

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

Tyson Foods Inc Political Action Committee (Typac)Committee1 gift$5,000
Wayne Farms, LLC Political Action CommitteeCommittee1 gift$5,000
Messer North America Alliance for Good Gov. PACCommittee1 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.

  • $471K from 418 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 61% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Georgia $124K, Maryland $92K, Arkansas $51K, North Carolina $41K, Alabama $40K7

Where its donors work7

Perdue99 gifts$77,800
Perdue Farms136 gifts$74,251
Peco Foods17 gifts$33,500
Wayne Farms7 gifts$27,500
Case Foods13 gifts$27,407
Fieldale Farms10 gifts$27,000
Mountaire18 gifts$26,000
Wayne-sanderson Farms10 gifts$21,500
Simmons Foods9 gifts$19,000
Morris & Associates6 gifts$12,500

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 October 14, 2026.3

Raised$534K
Spent$460K
Cash on hand$282K
Given to candidates and committees$460K
  • From individuals $513K
  • From other committees $21K

Who it gives to

66 candidates, $262K in direct gifts.4

Jim Costa DemocratU.S. House, California 21st District (2026)$10,000
Julia Letlow RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 5th District (2026)$10,000
Rick W. Allen RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 12th District (2026)$10,000
Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$10,000
Andy Harris RepublicanU.S. House, Maryland 1st District (2026)$10,000
Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026)$10,000
Brad Knott RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 13th District (2026)$8,500
David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026)$7,500
Pat Harrigan RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 10th District (2026)$7,500
Robert B. Aderholt RepublicanU.S. House, Alabama 4th District (2026)$7,500
David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026)$7,500
Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026)$7,500
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 1st District (2026)$6,000
Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026)$5,000
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 1st District (2026)$5,000
James Morris Kingston RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 1st District (2026)$5,000
Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026)$5,000
John R. Moolenaar RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Bill Hagerty RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2026)$5,000
Tom Cotton RepublicanU.S. Senate, Arkansas (2026)$5,000
Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026)$5,000
Sarah McBride DemocratU.S. House, Delaware at large (2026)$5,000
Nathaniel Moran RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 1st District (2026)$5,000
Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026)$5,000
Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026)$5,000
David McCormick RepublicanU.S. Senate, Pennsylvania (2030)$5,000
Steve Womack RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Jennifer A. Kiggans RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 2nd District (2026)$5,000
Julia Letlow RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026)$5,000
Nicholas A. Langworthy RepublicanU.S. House, New York 23rd District (2026)$5,000

Sources

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

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PAC (C00034272)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034272/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PAChttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034272/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00034272/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through October 14, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00034272&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 National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00034272&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00034272&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026