Corporate PAC · PA
The Hershey Company Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00200139.
Which side
Helps both parties
53% of the $64K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Backs
- Lloyd SmuckerRepublican$7,500
- Glenn ThompsonRepublican$7,000
- Sharice DavidsDemocrat$6,000
- Mark R. WarnerDemocrat$5,500
- John FettermanDemocrat$5,000
Run by Robert Lawton (treasurer) · Mark Swartz (custodian of records) · The Hershey Company (connected company) More
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.
- Treasurer
- Robert Lawton2
- Custodian of records
- Mark Swartz Assistant Treasurer2
- Connected to
- The Hershey Company1
- Website
- rlawton@hersheys.com2
Who runs the company behind it
PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to The Hershey Company; these are the company's board members and top officers.8
- Kirk TannerChief executive officer
- Barry James NalebuffBoard member
- Christopher W. BrandtBoard member
- Cordel Robbin-CokerBoard member
- Deirdre MahlanBoard member
- Guy PersaudBoard member
- Harold Singleton Iii.Board member
- Joseph Ryangho ParkBoard member
- Juan R. PerezBoard member
- Kevin M. OzanBoard member
- Kirk TannerBoard member
- Maria T. KrausBoard member
- Marie Quintero-JohnsonBoard member
- Mary Kay HabenBoard member
- Robert MalcolmBoard member
- Timothy William CuroeBoard member
Who funds it
It reported raising $146K: $144K 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.
- $131K from 421 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 35% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Pennsylvania $97K, ?? $27K, Washington $3,120, District of Columbia $1,530, Texas $1,4007
Where its donors work7
| Hershey | 400 gifts | $128,787 |
| Hershey's | 21 gifts | $1,823 |
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, 2026.3
- From individuals $144K
- Other $2,336
Who it gives to
21 candidates, $72K in direct gifts.4
| Lloyd Smucker RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 11th District (2026) | $7,500 |
| Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026) | $7,000 |
| Sharice Davids DemocratU.S. House, Kansas 3rd District (2026) | $6,000 |
| Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026) | $5,500 |
| John Fetterman DemocratU.S. Senate, Pennsylvania (2028) | $5,000 |
| Candidate S4PA00295 (FEC record) | $5,000 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 6th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Candidate H4PA07118 (FEC record) | $3,000 |
| Brendan F. Boyle DemocratU.S. House, Pennsylvania 2nd District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026) | $3,000 |
| Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Shontel M. Brown DemocratU.S. House, Ohio 11th District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Richard E. Neal DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 1st District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Bill Hagerty RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2026) | $2,500 |
| Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| John Joyce RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 13th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 1st District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Ben Cline RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 6th District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Rudy Yakym III RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 2nd District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Tracey Mann RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 1st District (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: The Hershey Company Political Action Committee (C00200139)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00200139/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): The Hershey Company Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00200139/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: The Hershey Company Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00200139/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from The Hershey Company Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00200139&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 The Hershey Company Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00200139&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to The Hershey Company Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00200139&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 8On the record: The Hershey Company (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/hsy/