PaidForPolitics

PAC · DC · C00169821

Tyson Foods INC Political Action Committee (Typac)

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

First filed Sept. 6, 1983. Treasurer: Mina Patel. Connected organization: Tyson Foods INC.. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $563,579
  • Spent
    $606,750
  • Cash on hand
    $143,006
  • Outside spending
    $0

Through reports covering Aug. 20, 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. French Hill (R)House · AR-02
    • Given$10K
  2. Katherine Clark (D)House · MA-05
    • Given$10K
  3. Steve Womack (R)House · AR-03
    • Given$10K
  4. Tom Cotton (R)Senate · AR
    • Given$10K
  5. Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R)House · AR-01
    • Given$10K
  6. Bruce Westerman (R)House · AR-04
    • Given$10K
  7. Shelley Moore Capito (R)Senate · WV
    • Given$8K
  8. Susan Collins (R)Senate · ME
    • Given$8K
  9. Hakeem S. Jeffries (D)House · NY-08
    • Given$8K
  10. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D)House · GA-02
    • Given$6K
  11. Lloyd Smucker (R)House · PA-11
    • Given$6K
  12. James Comer (R)House · KY-01
    • Given$6K
  13. John Cornyn (R)Senate · TX
    • Given$6K
  14. Tracey Mann (R)House · KS-01
    • Given$6K
  15. Roger Marshall (R)Senate · KS
    • Given$6K
  16. Adrian Smith (R)House · NE-03
    • Given$6K
  17. Robert B. Aderholt (R)House · AL-04
    • Given$5K
  18. Mike Johnson (R)House · LA-04
    • Given$5K
  19. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)House · IA-01
    • Given$5K
  20. Frank D. Lucas (R)House · OK-03
    • Given$5K

Showing the top 20 of 119 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
Meat Institute Political Action Committee ('Meat PAC')$10,000
Aspire PAC$10,000
Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC$10,000
National Chicken Council Political Action Committee (Fka) National Broiler Council PAC$10,000
Arkansas for Leadership Political Action Committee (Arkpac)$10,000
New Democrat Coalition Action Fund$10,000
Congressional Black Caucus PAC$10,000
CHC Bold PAC$10,000
Blue Dog Political Action Committee$10,000
Nebraska Sandhills PAC$6,500
The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee$6,000
Chesapeake Freedom PAC$5,000
American Revival PAC$5,000
Delivers PAC$5,000
Consumer Brands Political Action Committee ('Consumer Brands Association 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
Les BaledgeBoard of Directors, Tyson Foods INCPersonSpringdale, ARAug. 10, 2026$5,000
Barbara J TysonDeferred Comp/Severed/Retiree, 0001 Tyson Foods INC.PersonSpringdale, ARMay 12, 2025$5,000
Les BaledgeBoard of Directors, Tyson Foods INCPersonSpringdale, ARMay 12, 2025$5,000
Doug WeekesSVP Brand Leadership, 0090 the Hillshire Brands CompanyPersonSpringdale, AROct. 22, 2025$3,501
Kevin D MeyerVP of Sales Case Ready and National Ac, 0036 Tyson Sales and Distribution INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 5, 2025$2,500
Charlie OcarrollSVP Finance & Treasury, 0035 Tyson Shared Services INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 19, 2025$2,400
Wes G MorrisChief Operating Officer, 0001 Tyson Foods INC.PersonSpringdale, ARJuly 2, 2026$1,923
Joyce J LeePresident Cobb, 0030 Cobb-Vantress INC.PersonSpringdale, ARJune 4, 2025$1,615
Stephanie H PetreeVP Commercial Capabilities, 0090 the Hillshire Brands CompanyPersonSpringdale, ARNov. 5, 2025$1,000
Derek S KlemannVP F&a Poultry Support, 0035 Tyson Shared Services INC.PersonSpringdale, AROct. 22, 2025$600
Chris J HallerVP Commercial Capabilities, 0090 the Hillshire Brands CompanyPersonSpringdale, ARApril 10, 2026$577
Kyle NaceVP Sales East, 0045 Tyson Fresh Meats INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 5, 2025$510
Vaden SpurlockVP Talent Management, 0035 Tyson Shared Services INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 19, 2025$500
Jim A SolsmaVP Sales West, 0045 Tyson Fresh Meats INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 5, 2025$500
Will R SawyerVP Global Strategic Ops Planning & Dig, 0030 Cobb-Vantress INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 5, 2025$500
Dan C RichardsonVP Pork Production Operations, 0045 Tyson Fresh Meats INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 5, 2025$500
Michael C JarrettSR Director Finance, 0045 Tyson Fresh Meats INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 19, 2025$500
Ryan HollmanDirector Sales, 0036 Tyson Sales and Distribution INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 19, 2025$500
Adam GilgisSR Counsel, 0035 Tyson Shared Services INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 5, 2025$500
Russ DierenfieldManager Complex, 0090 the Hillshire Brands CompanyPersonSpringdale, ARNov. 5, 2025$500
Jeff A CzarnyVP Packaging Development, 0035 Tyson Shared Services INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 19, 2025$500
Michael C JarrettSR Director Finance, 0045 Tyson Fresh Meats INC.PersonSpringdale, ARFeb. 27, 2026$250
Tim P GrailerSR Director Business Operations, 0035 Tyson Shared Services INC.PersonSpringdale, ARNov. 5, 2025$250
Tracy A BeckSR MGR Customer Development, 0036 Tyson Sales and Distribution INC.PersonSpringdale, ARDec. 5, 2025$250
Andrew J YorkSVP Global Government Affairs, 0035 Tyson Shared Services INC.PersonSpringdale, ARAug. 14, 2026$192