PAC - Qualified
USA Rice Federation PAC
FEC committee C00308478. Last filed October 19, 2026.
FEC C00308478Last filed 2026-10-19Totals through 2026-09-30
The short version
- Raised $286K and spent $418K in the 2026 cycle, through September 30, 2026.
- Largest donor on record: USA Rice Federation (Organization), $11K.
What it is
USA Rice Federation PAC is registered with the FEC as a PAC, connected to USA Rice Federation.
A traditional PAC gives money directly to candidates, up to $5,000 per election. Donations to it are limited to $5,000 a year per person. Corporate and union PACs can only ask for money from their own executives, employees and shareholders, or members, not from the company or union treasury.
Issues it says it stands for
No record found. The FEC does not record issues. The candidates it supports and opposes are listed below.
Registration
| Type | PAC - Qualified |
|---|---|
| Connected organization | USA Rice Federation |
| Organization type | Trade Association |
| Treasurer | Westlin, Jacob |
| Registered in | Virginia |
| First filed with the FEC | November 20, 1995 |
| Website | www.usarice.com |
Who it supports and opposes
No independent expenditure notices on record for the 2026 cycle.
Direct contributions to candidates
| Recipient | Given | Checks |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Scott for Congress Inc FEC | $12K | 4 |
| Valadao for Congress FEC | $10K | 3 |
| Jason Smith for Congress FEC | $10K | 3 |
| Mike Johnson for Louisiana FEC | $10K | 2 |
| Greater Tomorrow Political Action Committee FEC | $10K | 2 |
| Lucas for Congress FEC | $9K | 4 |
| Kelly for Congress FEC | $8K | 2 |
| Friends of Glenn Thompson FEC | $8K | 2 |
| Scalise for Congress | $8K | 2 |
| Crawford for Congress FEC | $7K | 2 |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith for US Senate FEC | $6K | 2 |
| Julia Letlow for Louisiana FEC | $5K | 1 |
| Cotton for Senate, Inc. FEC | $5K | 1 |
| Mr. Southern Missourian in the House PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Ted Cruz for Senate FEC | $5K | 1 |
| Graves for Congress FEC | $5K | 1 |
| Doug Lamalfa Committee FEC | $5K | 1 |
| Captain Higgins for Congress FEC | $5K | 1 |
| Adam Gray for Congress FEC | $5K | 1 |
| Arkansas for Leadership Political Action Committee (Arkpac) FEC | $5K | 1 |
| American Revival PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Sanford D. Bishop Jr. for Congress FEC | $5K | 2 |
| Jim Costa for Congress FEC | $5K | 2 |
| Mike Thompson for Congress FEC | $5K | 2 |
| Cole for Congress FEC | $5K | 2 |
Largest itemized contributions processed by the FEC, 2026 cycle.
Who funds it
Donor mix
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small donors, $200 or less (not named) | $24K | 8% |
| Individuals giving over $200 (named) | $203K | 71% |
| PACs and other political committees | $28K | 10% |
| Other receipts (companies, nonprofits, a hybrid PAC's unlimited account) | $10K | 3% |
| Loans, offsets and other | $22K | 8% |
| Total raised | $286K | 100% |
FEC committee totals, 2026 cycle, through September 30, 2026. The 10 largest donors include recent electronic filings, so their share can run ahead of these totals.
Largest named donors
| Donor | Type | Given | Checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA Rice Federation | Organization No donor disclosure | $11K | 8 |
| Riceland Foods Inc Political Action Committee (Riceland PAC) FEC | PAC | $10K | 2 |
| Michael Rue Self | Individual | $6K | 3 |
| Bill Cassidy for US Senate FEC | Candidate committee | $5K | 1 |
| California Rice Industry Association Fund (California Rice Fund) FEC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Louisiana Rice Political Action Committee Inc. FEC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Meryl Kennedy-Farr Kennedy Rice Mill | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Robin Daniels Daniels Farms | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Rance Daniels Daniels Farms | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Texas Rice Producers' Legislative Group Political Action Committee FEC | PAC | $5K | 1 |
| Daniel Shannon Self | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Kyle Midkiff Greenway Equipment, Inc. | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Carlton Fisher Nutrien Ag Solutions | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| Chris Crutchfield American Commodity Co., LLC | Individual | $5K | 2 |
| William Midkiff Self | Individual | $5K | 1 |
| John Owen Self | Individual | $4K | 3 |
| Fred Zaunbrecher Self | Individual | $4K | 2 |
| Rick Rhody Farmers Rice Cooperative | Individual | $4K | 2 |
| Meagan Schneider Inland Cape Rice Company | Individual | $4K | 3 |
| L.G. Raun Self-Employed | Individual | $4K | 2 |
| Chuck Vincent Satake, USA | Individual | $4K | 1 |
| Denise Leleux Arva Intelligence | Individual | $4K | 1 |
| Eric Vaught E & K Rice Farms | Individual | $3K | 1 |
| John Morgan Louisiana Rice Mill | Individual | $3K | 1 |
| Kamara Alvin Self Employed | Individual | $3K | 1 |
Built from the 100 largest itemized receipts processed by the FEC through August 31, 2026, plus the largest receipts in reports filed electronically through September 30, 2026 (marked "Recent filing").
Where its individual donors work
| Employer | Given | Donations |
|---|---|---|
| Self | $47K | 71 |
| USA Rice | $14K | 156 |
| Daniels Farms | $11K | 5 |
| Kennedy Rice Mill | $6K | 4 |
| American Commodity Co., LLC | $6K | 9 |
| Inland Cape Rice Company | $5K | 10 |
| Farmers Rice Cooperative | $5K | 7 |
| Nutrien Ag Solutions | $5K | 1 |
| Greenway Equipment, Inc. | $5K | 1 |
| Supreme Rice, LLC | $5K | 5 |
Employer as reported by each donor, 2026 cycle, FEC processed totals. Retired, self employed and not employed donors are not shown.
Donors marked "No donor disclosure" are companies, LLCs or nonprofits. Unless they are themselves political committees, they do not have to report where their money came from. The disclosed trail ends there.
Primary Sources
- FEC committee page: fec.gov/data/committee/C00308478
- FEC filings: all reports filed by USA Rice Federation PAC
- Independent expenditures: fec.gov
- Receipts: fec.gov