Which politicians did Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative give the most to in 2026?

Tom Sell (Republican, Texas 19th District, $15K), Brad Finstad (Republican, Minnesota 1st District, $13K), Julie Fedorchak (Republican, North Dakota at-large House seat, $11K), Pete Stauber (Republican, Minnesota 8th District, $10K), Austin Scott (Republican, Georgia 8th District, $10K).

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PAC

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Sugar PAC (Mdspac)

Corporate

Corporate PAC · FEC committee C00164939

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative gave $404K directly to 251 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Sugar PAC (Mdspac), and 67% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 212 of the 233 candidates with a result won.

Checks to candidates

$404K

251 candidates on the 2026 ballot

Winners bought

212

18 more still being counted

Hit rate

91%

$329K on winners, $36K on losers

Party split

67% / 33%

Republicans / Democrats

Who funds it

The people giving to the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative PAC

283 named people gave $309K in itemized gifts this cycle. These are the biggest 25. Committees must name anyone who gives more than $200 in a year; smaller gifts are reported only as a lump sum, and money from companies, unions and other groups is not in this list.

Troy ThimjonFarmer · ND$5K2 gifts
Jay ThimjonFarmer · ND$5K2 gifts
F Michael AbelFarmer · MN$5K3 gifts
Charles SteinerFarmer · MN$4K2 gifts
Troy KoltesFarmer · MN$4K2 gifts
Bruce YaggieFarmer · MN$4K2 gifts
Lindsey LeachFarmer · MN$4K
Chad LeachFarmer · MN$4K
Bradley AndersonFarmer · MN$4K2 gifts
Brent HaugrudFarmer · MN$4K

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Ryan ZimmermanFarmer · MN$4K
Kevin EtzlerFarmer · MN$3K4 gifts
Jeremy TischerFarmer · MN$3K
Michael HaverlandFarmer · ND$3K2 gifts
Larry SchneebergerFarmer · MN$3K2 gifts
Matthew NessFarmer · ND$3K2 gifts
Richard MaierFarmer · MN$3K
Andrew MaierFarmer · MN$3K
Matthew HasbargenFarmer · ND$3K2 gifts
Timothy DealFarmer · MN$3K2 gifts
Aaron JohnsonFarmer · MN$3K
Robb DohmanFarmer · ND$3K
Ryan JohnsonFarmer · MN$3K
Charles SchreiberFarmer · MN$2K4 gifts
Scott FixenFarmer · ND$2K2 gifts

Names, employers and occupations are as the committee reported them to the FEC. People with the same name in the same state are counted as one person. Federal law bars using these names to ask for money or for any commercial purpose.

Biggest checks

The candidates this committee paid the most, and whether they won.

Candidate	Race	Amount	Result
Tom Sell	Texas 19th District	$15K	✓ Won
Brad Finstad	Minnesota 1st District	$13K	… Counting
Julie Fedorchak	North Dakota at-large House seat	$11K	✓ Won
Pete Stauber	Minnesota 8th District	$10K	✓ Won
Austin Scott	Georgia 8th District	$10K	✓ Won
Michelle Fischbach	Minnesota 7th District	$9K	✓ Won
Jim Risch	Idaho Senate	$7K	✓ Won
Frank Lucas	Oklahoma 3rd District	$7K	✓ Won
Mike Rounds	South Dakota Senate	$5K	✓ Won
Tom Emmer	Minnesota 6th District	$5K	✓ Won

Questions people ask

How much did Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative give to candidates in 2026?: Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative gave $404K directly to 251 federal candidates in 2026 through its PAC, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Sugar PAC (Mdspac), and 67% of it helped Republicans (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). 212 of the 233 candidates with a result won.
Which politicians did Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative give the most to in 2026?: Tom Sell (Republican, Texas 19th District, $15K), Brad Finstad (Republican, Minnesota 1st District, $13K), Julie Fedorchak (Republican, North Dakota at-large House seat, $11K), Pete Stauber (Republican, Minnesota 8th District, $10K), Austin Scott (Republican, Georgia 8th District, $10K).