PaidForPolitics

PAC · CA · C00146605

Farmers' Rice Cooperative Fund

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates.

First filed Nov. 9, 1981. Treasurer: Bill Tanimoto. Connected organization: Farmers' Rice Cooperative Fund. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $130,664
  • Spent
    $170,599
  • Cash on hand
    $98,969
  • Outside spending
    $0

Through reports covering Aug. 31, 2026.

Where its money went

  • Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
  • Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
  • For: outside spending supporting
  • Against: outside spending opposing
  1. Glenn Thompson (R)House · PA-15
    • Given$13K
  2. Doug Lamalfa (R)House · CA-01
    • Given$11K
  3. Markwayne Mullin (R)Senate · OK
    • Given$10K
  4. Julia Letlow (R)Senate · LA
    • Given$10K
  5. James Gallagher (R)House · CA-01
    • Given$8K
  6. John Boozman (R)Senate · AR
    • Given$8K
  7. Austin Scott (R)House · GA-08
    • Given$8K
  8. John Hoeven (R)Senate · ND
    • Given$8K
  9. Rob Bresnahan (R)House · PA-08
    • Given$5K
  10. David J. Taylor (R)House · OH-02
    • Given$5K
  11. Tony Wied (R)House · WI-08
    • Given$5K
  12. Adam Gray (D)House · CA-13
    • Given$5K
  13. Mike Thompson (D)House · CA-04
    • Given$3K
  14. David Valadao (R)House · CA-22
    • Given$3K
  15. Ted Cruz (R)Senate · TX
    • Given$3K
  16. Tom Sell (R)House · TX-19
    • Given$3K
  17. Jason Smith (R)House · MO-08
    • Given$2K
  18. Tom Cotton (R)Senate · AR
    • Given$2K
  19. Vince Fong (R)House · CA-20
    • Given$2K
  20. Jimmy Panetta (D)House · CA-19
    • Given$2K

Showing the top 20 of 23 candidates.

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Money to parties and other committees

RecipientAmount
$30,000
Arkansas for Leadership Political Action Committee (Arkpac)$5,000
Great Plains PAC$5,000
Boots Political Action Committee$5,000
Moran Victory Committee$5,000
USA Rice Federation PAC$2,500
Hilton Worldwide Political Action Committee$1,999
California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund)$700

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Michael RueFarmer, Self EmployedPersonMarysville, CAJan. 27, 2025$5,000
Michael RueFarmer, Self EmployedPersonMarysville, CAAug. 1, 2025$4,000
Michael RueFarmer, Self EmployedPersonMarysville, CAAug. 4, 2026$4,000
Michael RueFarmer, Self EmployedPersonMarysville, CAFeb. 10, 2026$4,000
Coleman FoleyFarmer, Self EmployedPersonPleasanton, CAAug. 1, 2025$3,000
Kathy SpoonerFarmer, Self EmployedPersonWilliams, CANov. 24, 2025$3,000
Michael DewitFarmer, Self EmployedPersonDavis, CAApril 28, 2026$2,500
Michael DewitFarmer, Self EmployedPersonDavis, CAFeb. 10, 2026$2,500
Lucy RussellFarm Owner, Self EmployedPersonHouston, TXApril 28, 2026$2,440
Lucy Russell SchimmelFarm Owner, Self EmployedPersonHouston, TXApril 2, 2025$2,440
Charley MathewsFarm Owner, Self EmployedPersonMarysville, CAAug. 1, 2025$2,000
Chris AlvesFarmer, Self EmployedPersonGlenn, CAAug. 4, 2026$2,000
Andrew CollinsFarmer, Self EmployedPersonBiggs, CAFeb. 25, 2025$1,800
Karen HelderFarmer, Self EmployedPersonRocklin, CAApril 2, 2025$1,760
Chris AlvesFarmer, Self EmployedPersonGlenn, CAApril 2, 2025$1,706
George TibbittsFarmer, Self EmployedPersonArbuckle, CAAug. 1, 2025$1,500
Dennis ClarkFarmer, Self EmployedPersonPrinceton, CAAug. 1, 2025$1,500
Dennis ClarkFarmer, Self EmployedPersonPrinceton, CAApril 6, 2026$1,500
Niel DohertyFarmer, Self EmployedPersonWoodland, CAApril 2, 2025$1,500
Andrew RuddFarmer, Self EmployedPersonLive Oak, CADec. 23, 2025$1,500
David AlvesFarmer, Self EmployedPersonPrinceton, CADec. 23, 2025$1,500
Albert LassagaFarmer, Self EmployedPersonWheatland, CAApril 2, 2025$1,300
Andrew CollinsFarmer, Self EmployedPersonBiggs, CAMarch 25, 2026$1,250
George TibbittsFarmer, Self EmployedPersonArbuckle, CAApril 28, 2026$1,200
Karen HelderFarmer, Self EmployedPersonRocklin, CAApril 6, 2026$1,176