Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee
PAC committee · code 6234
· 31 filings on record
$321,677.55 on hand as of the 2026
“May 15 – Jul 14” report.
The filing.
Cash on hand at end of period, 2016 to 2026 · hover for details
Money raised each filing period (donations of money, not goods or services), per state filings
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Where the money comes from
$670,808.15 received across 1,930 itemized cash
contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure
records.
Separately, and not counted above or in the mix below: $2,750.00 in in-kind
support (9 filings) —
goods and services donated rather than money
.
The cash figure also includes $2,266.65 in
interest the campaign's own bank accounts earned (
1 postings
from Bankers Trust
) — Iowa filings report interest as a Schedule A entry under the
bank's name, but it is account income, not a donation, and it is
not ranked among the donors below.
Individuals >99% ($665,751.50)
· Other organizations <1% ($2,790.00)
Bob Van Diest Trust
$250.002025-08-22 Zahradnik, Norman
$150.002025-12-22 Safe Bet LLC
$100.002025-08-19 Gary L Yates Revocable Trust
$100.002025-08-26 J&C Frevert Revocable Trusts
$100.002025-08-28 Bill G Wells Revocable Trust
$100.002025-08-28 Dar Nan Trust
$100.002025-09-02 Geraldine A Kintzle Rev Trus…
$100.002025-09-08 RA Dorr LLC
$100.002025-09-08 Plumwood Acres
$100.002025-09-15 The Jay F & Shirley M Burcha…
$100.002025-10-07 Saha Farm
$100.002025-10-17 Campbell Family Trust
$50.002023-10-16 Downey Tire Pros
$50.002025-08-19 Betty Richardson Revocable T…
$50.002025-08-19 E & A Meek Revocable Trust
$50.002025-08-21 Alfred Gloede Revocable Trus…
$50.002025-08-22 James A Jacobson Revocable T…
$50.002025-08-26 S Oldaker Trust
$50.002025-08-26 James Vander Hart Rev Trust …
$50.002025-08-26 Margaret Kay Shelman Trust
$50.002025-08-26 Alfred G <cLaughlin Revocabl…
$50.002025-08-26 Ann E Leahy Trust UTD
$50.002025-08-28 Crane Farms
$50.002025-09-02 Connolly Construction
$50.002025-09-05 Smith Enterprises
$50.002025-09-08 Details A Studio LLC
$50.002025-09-08 Daniel J Welter Revocable Tr…
$50.002025-09-09 Carolyn J Kundel Trust Acct
$50.002025-09-09 Under the Griffin Living Tru…
$50.002025-09-11 Peggy M Griffey Revocable Tr…
$50.002025-09-15 Sandra M Thompson Revocable …
$50.002025-09-16 Wilbur and Elsie Mast Rev Tr…
$50.002025-09-16 Helmuth Dahlke Rev Trust
$50.002025-09-25 Pringnitz Farms
$50.002025-10-14 Stutt Farms Inc
$50.002025-10-17 Budde Heritage Farm LLC
$50.002026-01-26 Franklin Land Co
$45.002025-10-24 Denise M Odland Rev Trust
$35.002025-09-16 Tom Felcher R Rev Trust
$30.002025-04-08 Martha E McCormick Trust
$30.002025-08-28Individual gifts (lumped)
across 1,887 gifts, not to scale
$665,751.50
Where it goes
$437,500.00 in cash given to other
committees this term (since 2023), as itemized in this committee's own spending reports. Ribbon color is the recipient's declared party; click any name.
■ Republican■ Democratic■ no party declared■ other recipients (grouped)
Where the money went
$438,055.01 in 134 payments to 86 different recipients since 2023, as
this committee itemized them.
Itemized payments run through 2026-05-07. Its Spent column below is the full reported figure;
where that is larger, the difference is spending the state's itemized
file does not carry — most recently because the newest reports have not
reached it yet.
Paid to
Total
Payments
Sinclair for Iowa
$23,500.00
7
Dawn Driscoll for State Senate
$18,500.00
2
Dan Zumbach for Senate
$18,500.00
2
Bousselot for Iowa
$18,000.00
1
Sweeney for Senate
$18,000.00
1
Citizens for Jesse Green
$15,000.00
2
Carter Nordman for Iowa
$14,000.00
3
Citizens for Pat Grassley
$13,500.00
6
Win With Windschitl
$12,500.00
4
Young for Iowa House
$12,000.00
2
Vote Bloomingdale
$11,000.00
3
Waylon Brown for State Senate
$10,000.00
1
The 12 biggest of 86 recipients. Source: Iowa Ethics &
Campaign Disclosure Board expenditure filings.
What it asked the Legislature for
The organization behind this committee, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation,
hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature. They filed 286 positions across 70 bills this session — 43 lobbied for, 13 against, 19 with no side declared
(a bill can carry more than one declared side)
. A declaration is what a registered lobbyist filed, not proof of
what the organization believed or did.
Bill
Lobbied
Outcome
HF 1025 · A bill for an act relating to certain state highways not designated as p…
no side declared
signed by governor
HF 2227 · A bill for an act relating to land restoration following the initial con…
for
signed by governor
HF 2527 · A bill for an act providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability …
for
signed by governor
HF 2531 · A bill for an act relating to interests in minerals owned by counties an…
for
signed by governor
HF 2771 · A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state …
for & no side declared
signed by governor
SF 42 · A bill for an act modifying the costs eligible for emergency medical ser…
no side declared
signed by governor
SF 75 · A bill for an act relating to county supervisors, concerning county supe…
for
signed by governor
SF 423 · A bill for an act relating to deer hunting, including deer depredation a…
for
signed by governor
SF 491 · A bill for an act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flyin…
for
signed by governor
SF 608 · A bill for an act regulating the marketing of grain, by providing for fe…
for
signed by governor
SF 646 · A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state …
for
signed by governor
SF 654 · A bill for an act relating to wildlife, including the treatment of beave…
On time or late is figured from the filed and due dates — hover a flag
to see both. "Cash on hand" is the period-end figure; period-start cash
appears in the chart above. Amended reports show the amended PDF.
Contributions to other committees
$437,500.00 across 130
payments this term (since 2023), as itemized in this committee's
own spending reports.
The flow diagram above shows the top recipients.