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FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00096362 · files quarterly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$189.4K raised, $214.8K spent, $108.1K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
92% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor Unitemized Contribution, $44K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$37K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Bill Huizenga ($5K) · 64% of its support to Republicans, 36% to candidates of other or unresolved parties. See where it goes
Lobbying
Michigan Farm Bureau lobbied on 7 issues. See lobbying
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
This committee’s site publishes no list of positions we could read, and we found no statement of why it exists. We do not write one for it.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$11K to 6 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $11,000
Republican 64%
Other or unresolved 36%
Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate
Candidates
Direct
Independent
Amount
Share
Republican
3
$7,000
$0
$7,000
64%
Other or unresolved
3
$4,000
$0
$4,000
36%
Shown support
6
$11,000
$0
$11,000
100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$37,000 in 16 payments
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
By recipient
Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient
Count
Amount
Democratic candidates
1
$2K · 5.4%
Republican candidates
7
$15K · 41%
Other or unresolved candidates
3
$4K · 11%
Other PACs and committees
4
$16K · 43%
All recipients
15
$37K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
Michigan
6
$15K
Minnesota
2
$3K
Pennsylvania
1
$1K
Arkansas
1
$1K
Texas
1
$1K
Recipients 15
BHBill HuizengaRepublican · U.S. House · MI-04 · via Huizenga For Congress1 payment, latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$5K
Tom Barrett for CongressPAC or other committee1 payment, latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$5K
Friends of Michael BouchardPAC or other committee1 payment, latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$5K
LMLisa C. McClainRepublican · U.S. House · MI-09 · via Lisa Mcclain for Congress1 payment, latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$3K
Kristen for MichiganPAC or other committee1 payment, latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$3K
Moolenaar for CongressPAC or other committee1 payment, latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$3K
JBJack BergmanRepublican · U.S. House · MI-01 · via Bergmanforcongress1 payment, latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$2K
DMDonavan McKinneyDemocratic · U.S. House · MI-13 · via Donavan Mckinney for Congress1 payment, latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$2K
TWTim WalbergRepublican · U.S. House · MI-05 · via Walberg for Congress1 payment, latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$2K
Bars drawn to $5K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
William P. Huizenga1 receipt, latest Jun 23, 2026Huizenga for Congress · H0MI02094$5K
Angela Dawn Craig2 receipts, latest Jan 24, 2025Angie Craig for Congress · H6MN02131$2K
Thomas More Barrett1 receipt, latest Feb 21, 2025Tom Barrett for Congress · H2MI07123$1K
Glenn Thompson1 receipt, latest Jan 30, 2026Friends of Glenn Thompson · H8PA05071$1K
John Boozman1 receipt, latest Jan 30, 2026Boozman for Arkansas · S0AR00150$1K
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
No committee-to-committee receipts were itemized this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
Peter Kleiman3 contributions, latest Jun 30, 2026 · FARMER · RETIRED · WILSON, MI$600
Hank ChoateOne contribution on Sep 1, 2026 · FARMER · SELF · CEMENT CITY, MI$500
John JenningsOne contribution on Feb 24, 2026 · FARMER · SWARTZ CREEK, MI$500
Andrew J. KokOne contribution on Oct 15, 2025 · CORPORATE COUNSEL · MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU · CLARKSVILLE, MI$500
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 89 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $62.8K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$15,7938.3%
Total reported receipts $189,420
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Where the money traces to $189.4K followed back through up to 3 committees
9.7% to named individuals, 23% to organizations, 67% not itemized.
Paul PridgeonPerson · Farmer, Self · Montgomery, MI · 0.5%
$1,000
Michelle ReynaertPerson · COO, Michigan Farm Bureau · Grand Ledge, MI · 0.5%
$985
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $18,870 placed by state
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under $755
$755+
$3K+
$6.8K+
$12.1K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Michigan48 contributions · 100%
$18,870
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 15 contributions · 37% of ranked
$6,077
Michigan Farm Bureau7 contributions · 20% of ranked
$3,275
Jem-lot Dairy2 contributions · 7.2% of ranked
$1,200
Farm Bureau Insurance3 contributions · 7.2% of ranked
$1,193
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $214,847 reported
Tap a row with to see who was paid.
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$183,84786%
Paid to
John James for MI1 payment · latest Aug 28, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$10,000
Friends of Mark Huizenga3 payments · latest Sep 22, 2026 · PAC RECPT-26$7,300
Tom Barrett for Congress2 payments · latest Sep 22, 2026 · DIRECT CONTRIBUTION$6,000
Moolenaar for Congress1 payment · latest Oct 21, 2025 · EVENT$5,000
Roger Victory for MSU1 payment · latest Mar 20, 2026 · 3/17/26 EVENT$5,000
Mike Rogers Victory Committee3 payments · latest Oct 13, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$5,000
Rogers for Senate1 payment · latest Oct 13, 2026$5,000
Doug Lloyd for MI Attorney General1 payment · latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$5,000
Committee to Elect Steve Frisbie for State House1 payment · latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$5,000
Citizens to Elect Kathy Schmaltz1 payment · latest Jun 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION$5,000
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$31,00014%
Paid to
Total reported disbursements $214,847
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $216,797 itemized
Tap a row with to see what was paid for.
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$189,35087%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$181,000
DIRECT CONTRIBUTION$8,350
Paid to
Tom Barrett for Congress$12,000
John James for MI$10,000
Huizenga for Congress$10,000
Mike Rogers Victory Committee$10,000
Friends of Mark Huizenga$7,000
Committee to Elect Brianna Scott$5,000
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$14,2416.6%
Filed as
No description filed$5,241
01/10/26 RECPT$2,000
07/08/25 RECPT$1,500
10/24/25 BREAKFAST$750
10/16/25 BREAKFAST$700
09/16/25 RECPT
Spending over time
$214.8K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $134.1K, Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026.
$214.8K
Jan 2025Oct 2026
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.
Each report’s total
Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026$0
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$41,400
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026$134,106
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$11,650
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$13,150
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2025$3,500
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2025$11,041
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
7373 W. SAGINAW HIGHWAYP.O. BOX 30960LANSING, MI, 48917-7900
Audits and penalties
None published by the FEC
LobbyingWhat does its sponsor lobby on?
What Michigan Farm Bureau lobbies on 2026 reports
Besides giving through its PAC, Michigan Farm Bureau pays lobbyists to press Congress and federal agencies. Each quarter it, or a firm it hires, files a public report under the Lobbying Disclosure Act saying which topics it worked on, what it spent, and whom it contacted. This is what those reports say.
Spent on lobbying in 2026
$100K
Quarterly reports read
3
Bills it named
1
Topics it lobbied on
Each report files its work under official topics. The bar shows how often each topic came up across the reports; open one to read what was filed under it. Naming a bill says the organization lobbied on it, not which side it took.
Agriculturein 3 report entries
In its own words
Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for the 2026 Farm Bill to be completed on time.
Our priorities for the bill include: Increase baseline funding commitments to farm programs (reference price increase, commodity loan rates) as they have not kept up with inflation Maintain a unified, bipartisan farm bill which includes nutrition programs and farm programs together Prioritize funding for risk management tools which include both federal crop insurance and commodity programs (ARC, PLC, DMC) Ensure adequate USDA staffing capacity and technical assistance Maintain funding for voluntary, working lands conservation programs.
Support trade promotion programs like Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Assistance Program (MAP) Ensuring adequate funding for the specialty crop industry with emphasis on fundamental research, marketing & promotion, and pest management programs Funding for ag research and education Support addressing interstate commerce issues impacting the livestock and poultry industry
Offices it contacted
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Budget/Appropriationsin 3 report entries
In its own words
Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for the 2026 Farm Bill to be completed on time.
Our priorities for the bill include: Increase baseline funding commitments to farm programs (reference price increase, commodity loan rates) as they have not kept up with inflation Maintain a unified, bipartisan farm bill which includes nutrition programs and farm programs together Prioritize funding for risk management tools which include both federal crop insurance and commodity programs (ARC, PLC, DMC) Ensure adequate USDA staffing capacity and technical assistance Maintain funding for voluntary, working lands conservation programs.
Support trade promotion programs like Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Assistance Program (MAP) Ensuring adequate funding for the specialty crop industry with emphasis on fundamental research, marketing & promotion, and pest management programs Funding for ag research and education Support addressing interstate commerce issues impacting the livestock and poultry industry
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Chemicals/Chemical Industryin 3 report entries
In its own words
Michigan Farm Bureau advocated to Congress for reforms to the regulatory system, specifically updates to how agricultural chemistries are reviewed and approved.
Farmers need a regulatory system that is fair, transparent, adheres to the will of Congress, takes economic impact into account, and respects our freedoms Crop protection tools go through a rigorous process to get to market and are regularly reviewed by the manufacturers and government agencies Farmers now face additional uncertainty due to EPA's new requirements to do more to prevent endangered species impacts from pesticides Farm Bureau policy supports: Use of sound science in rulemaking Coordination between USDA and EPA on regulations affecting agriculture Estimating the cost and benefits of regulations Ensuring transparency in the rulemaking process Vigorous congressional oversight Litigation reform Funding for IR4 bio-pesticide research program for minor crops MFB supported the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act.
The bill would reaffirm FIFRAs standard that the EPA is the single authority on pesticide labeling and packaging requirements.
The bill ensures the EPA doesnt take any action, including approving label requirements, contradictory to the agencys science-based views.
The Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act will provide certainty to producers and consumers, ensuring the tools supporting the agriculture industry and food supply chain remain safe and available.
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)in 3 report entries
In its own words
Discussed potential changes to federal nutrition guidelines on behalf of MFB.
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Immigrationin 3 report entries · 1 bill named
In its own words
Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for a long-term solution to our agricultural workforce needs.
We continue to communicate to Congress on the out-of-control growth in the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) and challenges with the H-2A visa program.
We are also concerned with a few recent rules from the Biden Administration and shared those concerns with Congress.
Michigan Farm Bureau communicated with Congress in opposition to the last administrations Department of Labors rule regarding the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants (Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, Docket Number ETA-2021-0006).
The rule neglects to account for the fact that farm job descriptions often include many different responsibilities not just one role as the rule assumes.
MFB is urging Congress to undue these rulemakings.
MFB is also supporting H.R. 1624 the Supporting Farm Operations Act introduced by Rep. John Moolenaar.
The bill would pause the AEWR at the 2023 level thru the end of 2026.
Discussed with Members of Congress the impact and opportunities of tariffs on Michigan's Agriculture Sector.
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Trade (domestic/foreign)in 3 report entries
In its own words
Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for new trade opportunities that would allow for U.S. farmers to find and grow markets across the globe, including a FTA with the United Kingdom.
In addition, we seek a fair and level playing field for farmers that face pressure from unfair, foreign competition - especially our specialty crop sector.
We continue to advocate for options for farmers to tools in place for these industries to take cases against foreign countries when we believe they are not playing by the rules.
Our trade negotiation objectives include: All agricultural products and policies in the negotiations Eliminate non-tariff trade barriers Ensure market access for biotechnology products Address issues concerning import-sensitive products Oppose the Precautionary Principle Oppose the use of geographic indicators
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Who did the lobbying
The organization’s own reports give its total lobbying costs, including any firms it hired; each firm reports what this client paid it.
Michigan Farm BureauIts own staff · 3 reports$100K
Contributions on the LD-203 report
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $33K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
Congressman Bill Huizenga$5K
Congressman Tom Barrett$5K
Mike Rogers$5K
Congressman John Moolenaar$3K
Congresswoman Kristen McDonald-Rivet$3K
Congresswoman Lisa McClain$3K
Congressman John Bergman$2K
Congressman Tim Walberg$2K
Donavan McKinney$2K
Congressman Glenn Thompson$1K
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU”, found by searching “MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU”. Lobbying and FEC records share no ID, so an organization that lobbies under another name is missed. Source: LDA.gov, accessed Nov 9, 2026. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
Michigan Farm Bureau PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a lobbyist/registrant PAC. Its FEC record names Michigan Farm Bureau as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Pages quoted 0 pages
No pages quoted
Nothing from this committee’s or its sponsor’s site is quoted yet.
Linked public records
No approved organization identity yet
The official FEC committee record remains available under Filings.
House campaign committee · Connected to GREAT EIGHT COMMITTEE · 1 payment
$2K
Klobuchar for MinnesotaSenate campaign committee · Connected to AMY KLOBUCHAR VICTORY COMMITTEE · 1 payment
$1K
Tom Barrett for CongressHouse campaign committee · Connected to AMERICAN BATTLEGROUND FUND · 1 payment
$16K across 10 recipient committees, or 7.4% of everything this committee reports spending.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
Jeffrey SandbornPerson · Farming, Self-Employed · Portland, MI · 0.5%
$985
31 smaller sources, $12.7K in all (6.7%), are not listed.
Each committee that gave is followed to where its own money came from, in proportion to what it received: a committee that got half its money from one person is counted as passing half of what it gave on to that person. Each channel shows the committee the money came through and its place in the money tree. It shows who stood behind the money, not what that money was for, and an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail. It stops at a person, an organization, a committee with nothing on file here, or 3committees deep. A person who gave by more than one route appears under each, a name filed two ways may appear twice, and a person's job and city are as they filed them. "Also behind" counts the other groups, among those that moved $100,000 or more into races, in which $100,000 or more traces to the same person, other than those this money came through or went on to.
Pasch Dairy2 contributions · 6% of ranked
$1,000
Daniels Haven2 contributions · 5.3% of ranked
$885
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 4 contributions · 4.8% of ranked
$800
Farmer1 contribution · 3% of ranked
$500
A further $46,196 came from donors whose answer names no employer (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($15,793) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Farmer26 contributions · 63% of ranked
$10,019
CEO2 contributions · 6.3% of ranked
$1,000
COO2 contributions · 6.2% of ranked
$985
Farming2 contributions · 6.2% of ranked
$985
Corporate Counsel1 contribution · 3.1% of ranked
$500
Director Of Field Operations1 contribution · 3.1% of ranked
$500
Executive Director MFA1 contribution · 3.1% of ranked
$500
President1 contribution · 3.1% of ranked
$500
A further $46,896 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($15,793) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$12,9506%
Filed as
EVENT$5,000
3/17/26 EVENT$5,000
09/17/25 EVENT$1,000
03/05/26 EVENT$800
09/16/25 EVENT$300
5/21 EVENT$250
6/17 EVENT$250
09/23/25 EVENT$250
09/30/25 EVENT$100
Paid to
Moolenaar for Congress$5,000
Roger Victory for MSU$5,000
Angela Witwer for State Representative$350
CTE Mike Harris$300
Committee to Elect Curt Vanderwall$300
Committee to Elect Veronica Paiz$250
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$2560.1%
Filed as
2025 1120 CORP TAX RETURN$256
Paid to
Internal Revenue Service$256
Total itemized disbursements $216,797
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 213 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Tom Barrett for Congress3 payments · 5.1% of all spending
$11,000
John James for MI1 payment · 4.7% of all spending
$10,000
Huizenga for Congress2 payments · 4.7% of all spending
$10,000
Moolenaar for Congress2 payments · 3.7% of all spending
$8,000
Friends of Mark Huizenga3 payments · 3.4% of all spending
$7,300
Roger Victory for MSU1 payment · 2.3% of all spending
$5,000
Committee to Elect Brianna Scott1 payment · 2.3% of all spending
$5,000
Mike Rogers Victory Committee3 payments · 2.3% of all spending
$5,000
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
John James for MI1 payment, latest Aug 28, 2026CONTRIBUTION$10K
Friends of Mark Huizenga3 payments, latest Sep 22, 2026PAC RECPT-26$7.3K
Tom Barrett for Congress2 payments, latest Sep 22, 2026DIRECT CONTRIBUTION$6K
Moolenaar for Congress1 payment, latest Oct 21, 2025EVENT$5K
Roger Victory for MSU1 payment, latest Mar 20, 20263/17/26 EVENT$5K
Transfers, refunds, and everything else the committee itemized outside candidate giving. 197 payments totaling $179.8K.
The bill would preempt states from imposing their own labeling requirements.
