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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
$321,677
Money raised each filing period (donations of money, not goods or services), per state filings · hover any bar
$14,944

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
$250.00 2025-08-22 Zahradnik, Norman
$150.00 2025-12-22 Safe Bet LLC
$100.00 2025-08-19 Gary L Yates Revocable Trust
$100.00 2025-08-26 J&C Frevert Revocable Trusts
$100.00 2025-08-28 Bill G Wells Revocable Trust
$100.00 2025-08-28 Dar Nan Trust
$100.00 2025-09-02 Geraldine A Kintzle Rev Trus…
$100.00 2025-09-08 RA Dorr LLC
$100.00 2025-09-08 Plumwood Acres
$100.00 2025-09-15 The Jay F & Shirley M Burcha…
$100.00 2025-10-07 Saha Farm
$100.00 2025-10-17 Campbell Family Trust
$50.00 2023-10-16 Downey Tire Pros
$50.00 2025-08-19 Betty Richardson Revocable T…
$50.00 2025-08-19 E & A Meek Revocable Trust
$50.00 2025-08-21 Alfred Gloede Revocable Trus…
$50.00 2025-08-22 James A Jacobson Revocable T…
$50.00 2025-08-26 S Oldaker Trust
$50.00 2025-08-26 James Vander Hart Rev Trust …
$50.00 2025-08-26 Margaret Kay Shelman Trust
$50.00 2025-08-26 Alfred G <cLaughlin Revocabl…
$50.00 2025-08-26 Ann E Leahy Trust UTD
$50.00 2025-08-28 Crane Farms
$50.00 2025-09-02 Connolly Construction
$50.00 2025-09-05 Smith Enterprises
$50.00 2025-09-08 Details A Studio LLC
$50.00 2025-09-08 Daniel J Welter Revocable Tr…
$50.00 2025-09-09 Carolyn J Kundel Trust Acct
$50.00 2025-09-09 Under the Griffin Living Tru…
$50.00 2025-09-11 Peggy M Griffey Revocable Tr…
$50.00 2025-09-15 Sandra M Thompson Revocable …
$50.00 2025-09-16 Wilbur and Elsie Mast Rev Tr…
$50.00 2025-09-16 Helmuth Dahlke Rev Trust
$50.00 2025-09-25 Pringnitz Farms
$50.00 2025-10-14 Stutt Farms Inc
$50.00 2025-10-17 Budde Heritage Farm LLC
$50.00 2026-01-26 Franklin Land Co
$45.00 2025-10-24 Denise M Odland Rev Trust
$35.00 2025-09-16 Tom Felcher R Rev Trust
$30.00 2025-04-08 Martha E McCormick Trust
$30.00 2025-08-28 Individual 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)

This committee Sinclair for Iowa · $23,500 Dawn Driscoll for State Senate · $18,500 Dan Zumbach for Senate · $18,500 Bousselot for Iowa · $18,000 Sweeney for Senate · $18,000 Citizens for Jesse Green · $15,000 Carter Nordman for Iowa · $14,000 Citizens for Pat Grassley · $13,500 Win With Windschitl · $12,500 Young for Iowa House · $12,000 Vote Bloomingdale · $11,000 Waylon Brown for State Senate · $10,000 Dan Dawson for State Senate · $10,000 Ingels for Iowa House · $10,000 69 more recipients · $233,000

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… for signed by governor

The 12 with the most consequential outcomes, of 70 bills lobbied — the full lobbying record →

Filing history

Period Filed Timing Raised Spent In-kind Unpaid bills Cash on hand Source
2026 · May 15 – Jul 14 2026-07-20 on time $14,944.50$0$250.00$0 $321,677.55 PDF
2026 · Jan 1 – May 14 2026-05-19 on time $59,539.59$82,750.00$250.00$0 $306,733.05 PDF
2025 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2026-01-13 on time $138,562.08$4,750.00$500.00$0 $329,943.46 PDF
2025 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2025-07-02 on time $71,303.50$5,000.00$500.00$0 $196,131.38 PDF
2024 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2025-01-08 on time $62,454.01$2,500.00$250.00$0 $129,827.88 PDF
2024 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2024-10-16 on time $24,951.51$298,506.00$250.00$0 $69,873.87 PDF
2024 · May 15 – Jul 14 2024-07-15 on time $16,542.02$0$250.00$0 $343,428.36 PDF
2024 · Jan 1 – May 14 2024-05-15 on time $69,058.00$33,549.01$250.00$0 $326,886.34 PDF
2023 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2024-01-17 on time $127,300.46$11,000.00$250.00$0 $291,377.35 PDF
2023 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2023-07-18 on time $101,096.98$0$250.00$0 $175,076.89 PDF
2022 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2023-01-06 on time $59,620.00$40,000.00$250.00$0 $73,979.91 PDF
2022 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2022-10-19 on time $65,070.98$300,500.00$250.00$0 $54,359.91 PDF
2022 · May 15 – Jul 14 2022-07-18 on time $9,471.50$17,000.00$250.00$0 $289,788.93 PDF
2022 · Jan 1 – May 14 2022-05-18 on time $70,334.11$0$250.00$0 $297,317.43 PDF
2021 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2022-01-12 on time $83,225.10$16,000.00$250.00$0 $226,983.32 PDF
2021 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2021-07-14 on time $65,071.00$0$250.00$0 $159,758.22 PDF
2020 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2021-01-18 on time $34,838.00$2,000.00$250.00$0 $94,687.22 PDF
2020 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2020-10-16 on time $35,317.01$193,003.63$250.00$0 $61,849.22 PDF
2020 · May 15 – Jul 14 2020-07-15 on time $16,592.50$0$250.00$0 $219,535.84 PDF
2020 · Jan 1 – May 14 2020-05-15 on time $53,372.00$1,500.00$250.00$0 $202,943.34 PDF
2019 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2020-01-16 on time $68,770.50$8,550.00$250.00$0 $151,071.34 PDF
2019 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2019-07-11 on time $56,414.74$0$500.00$0 $90,850.84 PDF
2018 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2019-01-18 on time $66,995.00$74,000.00$250.00$0 $34,436.10 PDF
2018 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2018-10-17 on time $139,871.95$223,088.36$250.00$0 $41,441.10 PDF
2018 · May 15 – Jul 14 2018-07-17 on time $7,026.00$0$250.00$0 $124,657.51 PDF
2018 · Jan 1 – May 14 2018-05-18 on time $27,226.92$4,000.00$250.00$0 $117,631.51 PDF
2017 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2018-01-18 on time $87,268.09$7,000.00$500.00$0 $94,404.59 PDF
2017 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2017-07-14 on time $31,169.70$263,632.90$500.00$0 $14,136.50 PDF
2016 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2017-01-19 on time $37,846.76$23,972.00$250.00$147.00 $246,599.70 PDF
2016 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2016-10-17 on time $58,556.42$186,924.47$250.00$0 $232,724.94 PDF
2016 · May 15 – Jul 14 2016-07-19 on time $7,697.21$2,920.48$250.00$0 $361,092.99 PDF

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.

Showing the top 40 of 83 recipients.