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Iowa Restaurant Association Political Action Committee

PAC committee · code 6400 · 30 filings on record

$1,096.65 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
$1,096
Money raised each filing period (donations of money, not goods or services), per state filings · hover any bar
$200

Where the money comes from

$8,330.00 received across 36 itemized cash contributions since 2023-01-01, per state disclosure records.

Effectively all of it: individuals, $8,330.00.

Where it goes

$10,250.00 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 Lundgren for House · $750 Sinclair for Iowa · $600 Carter Nordman for Iowa · $550 Kaufmann for State House · $500 Win With Windschitl · $500 Gustoff for Iowa · $450 Young for Iowa House · $450 Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa · $450 Gehlbach for Iowa House · $350 Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture · $300 Dan Dawson for State Senate · $300 Gary Mohr for State House · $250 Jones for Iowa · $250 Latham for Iowa · $250 25 more recipients · $4,300

Where the money went

$11,912.84 in 61 payments to 42 different recipients since 2023, as this committee itemized them. Itemized payments run through 2026-01-08. 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
National Restaurant Association PAC $1,600.00 1
Lundgren for House $750.00 4
Sinclair for Iowa $600.00 2
Carter Nordman for Iowa $550.00 3
Kaufmann for State House $500.00 2
Win With Windschitl $500.00 1
Gustoff for Iowa $450.00 3
Young for Iowa House $450.00 3
Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa $450.00 2
Gehlbach for Iowa House $350.00 2
Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture $300.00 1
Dan Dawson for State Senate $300.00 1

The 12 biggest of 42 recipients. Source: Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board expenditure filings.

What it asked the Legislature for

The organization behind this committee, Iowa Restaurant Association, hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature. They filed 50 positions across 20 bills this session — 8 lobbied for, 1 against, 12 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 767 · A bill for an act concerning private sector employee drug testing. (For… no side declared signed by governor
HF 2780 · A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverage control by providing fo… for signed by governor
SF 2472 · A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, fi… no side declared signed by governor
HF 2325 · permitting a city to create social districts allowing for the possession… for & no side declared floor vote recorded
HF 2748 · relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and dutie… no side declared floor vote recorded
HF 2767 · providing for the sale and distribution of certain food, providing for f… no side declared floor vote recorded
SF 625 · relating to gambling regulation, including enforcement, license fees, ta… for floor vote recorded
HF 830 · A bill for an act concerning the wholesale price of alcoholic liquor off… against no floor vote recorded
HF 1030 · A bill for an act exempting qualified tips from the individual income ta… for no floor vote recorded
HF 1051 · A bill for an act authorizing cities to establish self-supported tourism… no side declared no floor vote recorded
HF 2403 · A bill for an act repealing the state monopoly on the importation of alc… for no floor vote recorded
HF 2745 · A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, budgets,… no side declared no floor vote recorded

The 12 with the most consequential outcomes, of 20 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 2026-07-15 on time $200.00$0$0$0 $1,096.65 PDF
2026 · Jan 1 – May 14 2026-05-14 on time $300.00$2,000.00$0$0 $896.65 PDF
2025 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2026-01-13 on time $1,525.00$0$0$0 $2,596.65 PDF
2025 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2025-07-09 on time $100.00$0$0$0 $1,071.65 PDF
2024 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2025-01-09 on time $1,100.00$3,200.00$0$0 $971.65 PDF
2024 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2024-10-17 on time $2,725.00$2,750.00$0$0 $3,071.65 PDF
2024 · May 15 – Jul 14 2024-07-08 on time $100.00$300.00$0$0 $3,096.65 PDF
2024 · Jan 1 – May 14 2024-05-08 on time $200.00$0$0$0 $3,296.65 PDF
2023 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2024-01-10 on time $0$1,500.00$0$0 $3,096.65 PDF
2023 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2023-07-18 on time $2,080.00$1,962.84$0$0 $4,596.65 PDF
2022 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2023-01-16 on time $3,800.00$5,429.31$0$0 $4,479.49 PDF
2022 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2022-10-19 on time $5,680.00$7,459.63$0$0 $6,108.80 PDF
2022 · May 15 – Jul 14 2022-07-18 on time $1,810.00$1,156.42$0$0 $7,888.43 PDF
2022 · Jan 1 – May 14 2022-05-16 on time $5,032.50$4,462.84$0$0 $7,234.85 PDF
2021 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2022-01-17 on time $7,150.00$2,369.26$0$0 $6,665.19 PDF
2021 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2021-07-15 on time $1,400.00$19.26$0$0 $1,884.45 PDF
2020 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2021-01-18 on time $0$9.63$0$0 $503.71 PDF
2020 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2020-10-15 on time $1,750.00$3,259.63$0$0 $513.34 PDF
2020 · May 15 – Jul 14 2020-07-16 on time $750.00-$240.37$0$0 $2,022.97 PDF
2020 · Jan 1 – May 14 2020-05-18 on time $0$1,512.84$0$0 $1,032.60 PDF
2019 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2019-07-17 on time $1,000.00$19.23$0$0 $2,545.44 PDF
2019 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2019-07-17 on time $1,050.00$15.90$0$0 $1,564.67 PDF
2018 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2019-01-17 on time $1,880.00$3,409.54$0$0 $530.57 PDF
2018 · Jul 15 – Oct 14 2018-10-17 on time $0$9.54$0$0 $2,060.11 PDF
2018 · May 15 – Jul 14 2018-07-18 on time $50.00$103.18$0$0 $2,069.65 PDF
2018 · Jan 1 – May 14 2018-05-22 late $2,500.00$4,865.90$0$0 $2,122.83 PDF
2017 · Jul 1 – Dec 31 2017-07-18 on time $2,750.00$369.08$0$0 $4,488.73 PDF
2017 · Jan 1 – Jun 30 2017-01-18 on time $0$3,769.68$0$0 $2,107.81 PDF
2016 · Oct 15 – Dec 31 2017-01-18 on time $4,950.00$5,750.00$0$0 $5,877.49 PDF
2016 · Jan 1 – May 14 2016-05-16 on time $0$1,557.95$0$0 $6,027.49 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

$10,250.00 across 55 payments this term (since 2023), as itemized in this committee's own spending reports. The flow diagram above shows the top recipients.