Trade association PAC · DC
National Confectioners Association of the United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (Candy PAC)
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00003855.
Which side
Helps both parties
59% of the $222K 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
- Bradley Scott SchneiderDemocrat$10K
- Brian SchatzDemocrat$10K
- Glenn ThompsonRepublican$10K
- Lloyd SmuckerRepublican$10K
- Roger MarshallRepublican$7,500
On the record
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.
Who funds it
It reported raising $684K: $626K from individuals and $15K from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Pim Brands, Inc. Employee Political Action CommitteePAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Mondelez International PACPAC | 3 gifts | $5,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $621K from 742 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 77% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Ohio $85K, Illinois $74K, District of Columbia $71K, Indiana $39K, Massachusetts $36K7
Where its donors work7
| Spangler Candy | 119 gifts | $111,930 |
| National Confectioners Association | 424 gifts | $78,462 |
| Goetze's Candy | 10 gifts | $25,500 |
| Allan Sullivan | 12 gifts | $22,920 |
| Melville Candy | 5 gifts | $21,000 |
| Burdette Beckmann | 4 gifts | $18,000 |
| Candy Dynamics | 6 gifts | $16,000 |
| Galil Brands | 5 gifts | $15,000 |
| Barry Callebaut USA | 7 gifts | $14,250 |
| Mount Franklin Foods | 4 gifts | $14,000 |
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 September 30, 2026.3
Raised$684K
Spent$420K
Cash on hand$335K
Given to candidates and committees$320K
- From individuals $626K
- From other committees $15K
- Other $43K
Who it gives to
68 candidates, $222K in direct gifts.4
| Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Brian Schatz DemocratU.S. Senate, Hawaii (2028) | $10,000 |
| Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Lloyd Smucker RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 11th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026) | $7,500 |
| Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $7,500 |
| Jon Husted RepublicanU.S. Senate, Ohio (2026) | $6,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 6th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| David McCormick RepublicanU.S. Senate, Pennsylvania (2030) | $5,000 |
| Joni Ernst RepublicanU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026) | $5,000 |
| Angie Craig DemocratU.S. House, Minnesota 2nd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Amy Klobuchar DemocratU.S. Senate, Minnesota (2030) | $5,000 |
| Jim Banks RepublicanU.S. Senate, Indiana (2030) | $5,000 |
| Scott H. Peters DemocratU.S. House, California 50th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Pete Aguilar DemocratU.S. House, California 33rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Ami Bera DemocratU.S. House, California 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Kat Cammack RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 3rd District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Josh Gottheimer DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 5th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Bill Cassidy RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026) | $5,000 |
| Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026) | $4,500 |
| Chris Pappas DemocratU.S. House, New Hampshire 1st District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Shontel M. Brown DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 11th District (2026) | $4,000 |
| Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026) | $3,500 |
| Chip Roy RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 21st District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Robert E. Latta RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 5th District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Thom Tillis RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Carolina (2026) | $2,500 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Greg Landsman DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Eric Michael Swalwell DemocratU.S. House, California 14th District (2026) | $2,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: National Confectioners Association of the United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (Candy PAC) (C00003855)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003855/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): National Confectioners Association of the United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (Candy PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003855/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: National Confectioners Association of the United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (Candy PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00003855/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from National Confectioners Association of the United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (Candy PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00003855&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of National Confectioners Association of the United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (Candy PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00003855&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to National Confectioners Association of the United States, Inc. Political Action Committee (Candy PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00003855&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026