Meat processing & products Top Contributors
Total Contributions, 2019-2020: $4,058,042
Top Meat processing & products Contributors
| Rank | Contributor | Grand Total | Total to Candidates & Parties | Dems | Repubs | Total to Outside Spending Groups | Liberal Groups | Conservative Groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Link's Beef Jerky | $1,328,265 | $1,328,250 | $666 | $1,327,584 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2 | Hormel Foods | $544,871 | $44,474 | $38,480 | $5,994 | $500,137 | $500,137 | $0 |
| 3 | Rosens Diversified | $532,952 | $392,952 | $0 | $392,952 | $140,000 | $0 | $140,000 |
| 4 | Tyson Foods | $510,979 | $505,449 | $213,396 | $289,166 | $5,271 | $5,271 | $0 |
| 5 | Anderson Processing | $196,122 | $196,122 | $0 | $196,122 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 6 | JBS USA | $139,349 | $139,276 | $20,414 | $118,848 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 7 | Smithfield Foods | $137,138 | $136,766 | $46,303 | $90,453 | $150 | $150 | $0 |
| 8 | North American Meat Institute | $108,223 | $108,223 | $33,421 | $74,800 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 9 | Lone Star Beef Processors | $91,908 | $81,908 | $15 | $81,893 | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 10 | Honey Baked Ham Co | $65,649 | $65,624 | $62,110 | $3,510 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $0 |
| 11 | Delicatessen Services | $45,610 | $45,610 | $45,610 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 12 | Caviness Beef Packers | $30,815 | $30,815 | $115 | $30,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 13 | Johnsonville Sausage | $24,914 | $23,114 | $1,930 | $21,184 | $1,800 | $1,800 | $0 |
| 14 | US Beef | $22,795 | $22,795 | $190 | $22,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 15 | Omaha Steaks | $21,981 | $21,956 | $18,915 | $3,041 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 16 | Holten Meat Inc | $13,185 | $13,110 | $0 | $13,110 | $75 | $0 | $75 |
| 17 | La Quercia LLC | $12,815 | $12,815 | $12,815 | $0 | $500 | $500 | $0 |
| 18 | Premio Foods | $12,421 | $12,421 | $48 | $12,373 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 19 | Central Valley Meat | $10,361 | $10,361 | $0 | $10,361 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 20 | Sam Kane Beef Processors | $10,296 | $10,296 | $500 | $9,796 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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METHODOLOGY: The numbers on this page are based on contributions from donors (individuals as well as corporations and unions that give directly from their treasuries) to outside groups and from PACs (including super PACs) and individuals giving more than $200 to candidates and party committees. In many cases, the organizations themselves did not donate; rather the money came from the organization's PAC, its individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
All the numbers on this page are for the 2020 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released on March 22, 2021.
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