Crop Production & Basic Processing
Campaign Finance
$44,879,475 Given
Information
Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
covers through Q3 2012
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Top Organizations
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Republicans vs. Democrats
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Top Recipients
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State vs. Federal
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Lobbying
$28,324,646 Reported Spent
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Figures are based on lobbying activity reported to the Senate Office of Public Records. Reported dollar amounts are required to be accurate only to the nearest $20,000. For organizations whose primary business is lobbying, we display total income and top clients. For organizations that are not primarily lobbying firms, we display total amount spent on lobbying and top lobbying firms hired.
For more information, please see our lobbying methodology page.
covers roughly through Q4, 2012
Lobbying on Behalf of Crop Production & Basic Processing
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Names of Lobbyists:
- Daniel Haley,
- John Gordley,
- Julian Baer,
- Dale Thorenson,
- Maren Dale,
- Roger R. Szemraj,
- Eric Bursch, Kam Quarles
- Jeff Harrison,
- Tom Sell,
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Firm Hired Amount US Beet Sugar Assn $3,600,000 American Sugar Alliance $3,260,000 Cargill Inc $2,800,000 American Crystal Sugar $2,365,959 Bunge North America $1,635,000 Florida Sugar Cane League $1,543,600 Florida Crystals $1,530,000 Western Growers Assn $1,310,000 National Corn Growers Assn $1,087,000 National Cotton Council $1,070,000 -
Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues:
- Agriculture,
- Trade,
- Fed Budget & Appropriations,
- Food Industry,
- Environment & Superfund,
- Taxes,
- Energy & Nuclear Power,
- Labor, Antitrust & Workplace,
- Transportation,
- Immigration
