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Money / PACs

Western Growers

Western Growers Political Action Committee

Trade association PAC FEC C00193979

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Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$23K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $440K

Giving: FEC filings, net of refunds. Lobbying: the trade association’s own LD-2 reports, all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000 each quarter. Two different filers, same 21 months.Lobbying: all issues, rounded to the nearest $10,000. Two filers, same 21 months. This PAC gives money raised from the trade association’s employees or members; the trade association itself can’t give to campaigns from its treasury.

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What they lobby on

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Western Growers reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists. What follows is what the filings say it lobbied on, not which way.

Issue areas ranked by quarters filedQ4 24 → Q3 26

  • Agriculture8 of 88/8
  • Natural Resources7 of 87/8
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace6 of 86/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)5 of 85/8
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)2 of 82/8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 1 of 8 · Transportation 1 of 8 · Show all 7
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code1 of 81/8
  • Transportation1 of 81/8

Bills named in the filings 2 bills, this period

From the filings

“Agriculture Immigration Reform Bill HR9535”
Q3 2026 filing · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
“Farm Bill Preparation”
Q3 2026 filing · Agriculture

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • LaborDOL
  • AgricultureUSDA
  • U.S. Trade RepresentativeUSTR
  • Environmental Protection AgencyEPA
  • Food & Drug AdministrationFDA

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in 4 of 8.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Western Growers, Senate Office of Public Records. Filings are due 20 days after each quarter ends.

From FEC filings: direct gifts this PAC reported, net of refunds · How we count

Gave directly to 5 sitting members of Congress and 1 other candidate in 2025–26.

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