Meat Processing & Products
Part of:
Food Processing & Sales
Campaign Finance
$4,581,142 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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State vs. Federal
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Lobbying
$9,827,607 Reported Spent
Information
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 through Q2, 2012
Lobbying on Behalf of Meat Processing & Products
- Names of Lobbyists:
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Firm Hired Amount Tyson Foods $3,858,410 JBS USA LLC $1,077,574 Hormel Foods $725,711 American Meat Institute $449,408 Seaboard Corp $320,497 JBS SA $201,120 National Meat Assn $30,000 North American Meat Assn $17,461 -
Most Frequently Disclosed Lobbying Issues:
- Agriculture,
- Food Industry,
- Trade,
- Taxes,
- Energy & Nuclear Power,
- Animals,
- Immigration,
- Labor, Antitrust & Workplace,
- Transportation,
- Fed Budget & Appropriations
