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Money / PACs

Organic Trade Association

Trade association PAC FEC C00492132

Influence at a glance · Jan 2025 – Sep 2026Jan 25 – Sep 26 How we count
PAC giving to candidates$1K
Trade association lobbying, all issues $30K

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. In 1 quarter with no in-house report, the figure is what its outside firms reported being paid. 6 reports listed less than $5,000 and count as $0 here. 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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Organic Trade Association reported federal lobbying in 8 of the last 8 quarters (Q4 2024 to Q3 2026), with its own in-house lobbyists and 1 outside firm. 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
  • Budget/Appropriations7 of 87/8
  • Environment/Superfund7 of 87/8
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)7 of 87/8
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)6 of 86/8

From the filings

“Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567 and S. 5526, and H.R. 6593 and S. 3427 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025. Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act - HR9968 and S4951, Rightsizing Organic Integrity Act - HR8157 and S4904”
Q3 2026 filing · Agriculture
“Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567, and H.R. 6593 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025 (senate side DOIA)”
Q2 2026 filing · Agriculture

Contacted as listed on the filings

  • U.S. House
  • U.S. Senate
  • AgricultureUSDA
  • Office of Management & BudgetOMB

The House and Senate appear in every quarter; agencies in all 8 quarters.

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Source: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (LD-2) by Organic Trade Association, 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 1 sitting member of Congress in 2025–26.

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