PaidForPolitics

PAC · VA · C00250068

Consumer Brands Political Action Committee ('Consumer Brands Association PAC')

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

First filed Jan. 9, 1991. Treasurer: Joseph Aquilina. Connected organization: Consumer Brands Association. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $64,334
  • Spent
    $54,000
  • Cash on hand
    $68,659
  • 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. Mike Johnson (R)House · LA-04
    • Given$5K
  2. Brett Guthrie (R)House · KY-02
    • Given$5K
  3. John Thune (R)Senate · SD
    • Given$5K
  4. Hakeem S. Jeffries (D)House · NY-08
    • Given$5K
  5. Diana Harshbarger (R)House · TN-01
    • Given$3K
  6. Morgan Griffith (R)House · VA-09
    • Given$3K
  7. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)House · IA-01
    • Given$3K
  8. John Boozman (R)Senate · AR
    • Given$3K
  9. Bill Cassidy (R)Senate · LA
    • Given$3K
  10. Jim Banks (R)Senate · IN
    • Given$2K
  11. John Joyce (R)House · PA-13
    • Given$2K
  12. Tom Emmer (R)House · MN-06
    • Given$2K
  13. Glenn Thompson (R)House · PA-15
    • Given$1K
  14. Laurel M. Lee (R)House · FL-15
    • Given$1K
  15. Adrian Smith (R)House · NE-03
    • Given$1K
  16. David Rouzer (R)House · NC-07
    • Given$1K
  17. Max Miller (R)House · OH-07
    • Given$1K
  18. Mark Teixeira (R)House · TX-21
    • Given$1K
  19. Tom Cotton (R)Senate · AR
    • Given$1K
  20. Randy Weber (R)House · TX-14
    • Given$1K

Showing the top 20 of 22 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
Scalise Leadership Fund$5,000
Moran Victory Committee$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
Tyson Foods INC Political Action Committee (Typac)PACWashington, DCJuly 14, 2026$5,000
William B. CyrCEO, FreshpetPersonBethlehem, PAJune 17, 2025$5,000
Keurig DR Pepper INC. PACPACFrisco, TXJan. 14, 2026$5,000
Keurig DR Pepper INC. PACPACFrisco, TXJan. 23, 2025$4,000
The J.M. Smucker Company PAC (Smucker PAC)CommitteeOrrville, OHApril 2, 2026$3,500
Patricia WallworkChair and CEO, Milo'S Tea Company, INC.PersonBessemer, ALFeb. 4, 2026$2,000
Melissa HockstadPresident & CEO, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAOct. 31, 2025$600
Melissa HockstadPresident & CEO, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAMay 31, 2025$600
Stacy S. PapadopoulosCoo & General Counsel, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAOct. 31, 2025$577
Thomas MadreckiVP Campaigns & Special Projects, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAOct. 31, 2025$577
Genevieve Kathryn GentEvp of Industry Engagement, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAOct. 31, 2025$577
Stacy S. PapadopoulosCoo & General Counsel, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAApril 30, 2026$577
Thomas MadreckiPublic Affairs Senior Vice President, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAApril 30, 2026$577
Melissa HockstadPresident & CEO, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAApril 30, 2026$577
Genevieve Kathryn GentEvp of Industry Engagement, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAApril 30, 2026$577
Stacy S. PapadopoulosCoo & General Counsel, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAMay 31, 2025$577
Thomas MadreckiVP Campaigns & Special Projects, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAMay 31, 2025$577
Genevieve Kathryn GentEvp of Industry Engagement, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAMay 31, 2025$577
Melissa HockstadPresident & CEO, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VASept. 30, 2025$400
Melissa HockstadPresident & CEO, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAAug. 31, 2025$400
Melissa HockstadPresident & CEO, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAJuly 31, 2025$400
Melissa HockstadPresident & CEO, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAJune 30, 2025$400
Melissa HockstadPresident & CEO, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAApril 30, 2025$400
Melissa HockstadPresident & CEO, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAMarch 31, 2025$400
Melissa HockstadPresident & CEO, Consumer Brands AssociationPersonArlington, VAFeb. 28, 2025$400