Trade association PAC · DC

National Corn Growers Association PAC (Cornpac)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00376343.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

72% of the $438K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4

Helps Democrats 28%Helps Republicans 72%

Backs

  1. Tom EmmerRepublican$10K
  2. Brad FinstadRepublican$10K
  3. Michelle FischbachRepublican$10K
  4. Glenn ThompsonRepublican$10K
  5. Adrian SmithRepublican$10K

Run by Kendra Ricks (treasurer) More

Biggest funders Croplife America Political Action Committee $5,000 · Archer Daniels Midland Company - Adm PAC $2,000 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
Kendra Ricks1
Connected to
National Corn Growers Association1

Who funds it

It reported raising $527K: $508K from individuals and $7,000 from other committees.4

Companies, groups and committees5

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

Croplife America Political Action CommitteePAC1 gift$5,000
Archer Daniels Midland Company - Adm PACPAC2 gifts$2,000

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $441K from 727 itemized gifts by individuals6
  • 66% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
  • Top states: Illinois $74K, Ohio $64K, Nebraska $61K, Minnesota $53K, Kentucky $29K6

Where its donors work6

National Corn Growers Association203 gifts$15,181
Glendell Farms3 gifts$14,285
Chestin Farms2 gifts$9,850
L6 Farms4 gifts$9,815
Tenbensel Farms4 gifts$9,735
Gar-lin Dairy4 gifts$8,600
Hanna Farms3 gifts$8,300
Pine Creek Nutrition3 gifts$8,030
Grogan Ranch4 gifts$7,875
Schutte Farms2 gifts$7,400

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$527K
Spent$567K
Cash on hand$241K
Given to candidates and committees$555K
  • From individuals $508K
  • From other committees $7,000
  • Other $12K

Who it gives to

107 candidates, $444K in direct gifts.3

Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026)$10,000
Brad Finstad RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 1st District (2026)$10,000
Michelle Fischbach RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 7th District (2026)$10,000
Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026)$10,000
Adrian Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Ashley Hinson RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Roger Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Kansas (2026)$10,000
Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026)$10,000
Angie Craig DemocratU.S. House, Minnesota 2nd District (2026)$10,000
Zachary Nunn RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 3rd District (2026)$10,000
Marcy Kaptur DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 9th District (2026)$10,000
Tracey Mann RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 1st District (2026)$10,000
Mike Bost RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 12th District (2026)$10,000
Mike Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 4th District (2026)$10,000
Austin Scott RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 8th District (2026)$8,500
Mike Rounds RepublicanU.S. Senate, South Dakota (2026)$7,500
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$7,500
Kristen McDonald Rivet DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 8th District (2026)$7,500
Sam Graves RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 6th District (2026)$7,500
Mariannette Miller-Meeks RepublicanU.S. House, Iowa 1st District (2026)$7,500
Eric Sorensen DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 17th District (2026)$7,500
Darin LaHood RepublicanU.S. House, Illinois 16th District (2026)$7,500
Mike Flood RepublicanU.S. House, Nebraska 1st District (2026)$7,500
Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026)$7,500
Shontel M. Brown DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 11th District (2026)$7,000
James R. Baird RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 4th District (2026)$6,500
Candidate S4NE00173 (FEC record)$6,000
Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026)$5,000
David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026)$5,000
David Albert Scott DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 13th 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 Corn Growers Association PAC (Cornpac) (C00376343)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00376343/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC: National Corn Growers Association PAC (Cornpac) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00376343/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: contributions from National Corn Growers Association PAC (Cornpac) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00376343&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 National Corn Growers Association PAC (Cornpac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00376343&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  6. 6
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to National Corn Growers Association PAC (Cornpac), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00376343&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026