PaidForPolitics

PAC · MN · C00149104

CHS INC. Political Action Committee

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

First filed Jan. 25, 1982. Treasurer: Sarah Bovim. Connected organization: CHS INC.. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    Not reported
  • Spent
    Not reported
  • Cash on hand
    Not reported
  • Outside spending
    $0

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. Ashley Hinson (R)Senate · IA
    • Given$9K
    • Bundled$2K
  2. Julie Fedorchak (R)House · ND
    • Given$10K
  3. Adrian Smith (R)House · NE-03
    • Given$8K
  4. Brad Finstad (R)House · MN-01
    • Given$7K
  5. Shontel Brown (D)House · OH-11
    • Given$5K
  6. Aaron Flint (R)House · MT-01
    • Given$5K
  7. Nikki Budzinski (D)House · IL-13
    • Given$5K
  8. Jason Smith (R)House · MO-08
    • Given$5K
  9. Mike Bost (R)House · IL-12
    • Given$5K
  10. Michelle Fischbach (R)House · MN-07
    • Given$5K
  11. Darin LaHood (R)House · IL-16
    • Given$5K
  12. Mike Johnson (R)House · LA-04
    • Given$5K
  13. Eric Sorensen (D)House · IL-17
    • Given$5K
  14. Tom Emmer (R)House · MN-06
    • Given$5K
  15. Thom Tillis (R)Senate · NC
    • Given$5K
  16. Randy Feenstra (R)House · IA-04
    • Given$5K
  17. Markwayne Mullin (R)Senate · OK
    • Given$5K
  18. Troy Downing (R)House · MT-02
    • Given$4K
  19. Joni Ernst (R)Senate · IA
    • Given$4K
  20. Kailee Buller (R)House · NY-22
    • Given$4K

Showing the top 20 of 63 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
Republican National Committee$30,000
NRSC$15,000
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-Op/Pac$10,000
Liquid Energy Pipeline Association PAC$10,000
Johnson Leadership Fund$10,000
Field of Dreams PAC$10,000
Abraham Lincoln PAC$7,500
Heartland Values PAC$6,000
The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee$5,000
Fert PAC (The Political Action Committee of the Fertilizer Institute)$5,000
Together Holding Our Majority PAC$5,000
American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association Political Action Committee (Afpmpac)$5,000
Concerned Americans for Freedom & Opportunity PAC (Cafo PAC)$5,000
Common Values PAC$5,000
American Excellence PAC$5,000

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
Jay D DebertinPresident & CEO, CHS INC.PersonSunfish Lake, MNMarch 3, 2025$5,000
Jay D DebertinPresident & CEO, CHS INC.PersonSunfish Lake, MNJan. 30, 2026$5,000
David J BeckmanBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonElgin, NEApril 9, 2025$4,000
David J BeckmanBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonElgin, NEJan. 30, 2026$4,000
Christopher EdgingtonBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonSaint Ansgar, IAApril 9, 2025$3,500
Hal ClemensenBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonAberdeen, SDApril 9, 2025$3,500
Christopher EdgingtonBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonSaint Ansgar, IAFeb. 3, 2026$3,500
Hal ClemensenBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonAberdeen, SDFeb. 3, 2026$3,250
Scott A CordesBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonRoseville, MNFeb. 25, 2026$3,000
Cortney WagnerBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonHardin, MTJan. 30, 2026$3,000
Daniel W SchurrBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonLeclaire, IAMay 13, 2025$2,500
Kevin J ThroenerBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonCogswell, NDApril 9, 2025$2,500
Scott A CordesBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonRoseville, MNApril 9, 2025$2,500
Alan D HolmBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonNew Ulm, MNFeb. 16, 2026$2,500
Kevin J ThroenerBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonCogswell, NDJan. 30, 2026$2,500
Tracy G JonesBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonKirkland, ILJan. 30, 2026$2,500
Mark A BiedenfeldVP Customer Success, CHS INC.PersonEdina, MNNov. 4, 2025$2,500
Daniel W SchurrBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonLeclaire, IAFeb. 25, 2026$2,300
Trent ShervenBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonRyder, NDFeb. 25, 2026$2,250
Anthony RossmanBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonOronoco, MNFeb. 25, 2026$2,250
David R KayserBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonAlexandria, SDFeb. 3, 2026$2,250
Mark L FarrellBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonCross Plains, WIFeb. 16, 2026$2,250
Larry J EricksonBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonMinot, NDFeb. 25, 2026$2,250
Clinton J BlewBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonHutchinson, KSFeb. 25, 2026$2,250
Jerrad StrohBoard of Directors, CHS INC.PersonJuniata, NEJune 4, 2025$2,000