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American Pistachio Growers (Formerly Known As Western Pistachio Association)

The American Pistachio Growers (Formerly Known As Western Pistachio Association)'s PAC gave $390.6K to 44 current members of Congress from 2021 to ⁠2026. It split its money almost evenly between the parties. The typical member got between $2.5K and $10K; Jim Costa got the most, $29.5K.

Given to current members
$390.6K
Members funded
44
Spent lobbying
$710K

Who it reached

Every seat in Congress. The members American Pistachio Growers (Formerly Known As Western Pistachio Association) gave to, 2021–⁠2026, are in their party's color; everyone else is gray. Hover or tap a seat for the amount.

House

29of 439 membersDemocrats 12 of 217Republicans 17 of 221

Independents, in the middle: 0 of 1.

Senate

15of 100 senatorsDemocrats 6 of 45Republicans 9 of 53

Independents, in the middle: 0 of 2.

Which party got the money

Contributions split by the recipient's party, overall and in each chamber.

  • Democrats
  • Republicans
All recipientsHouseSenate50% Democrats47% Democrats62% DemocratsRepublicans 50%Republicans 53%Republicans 38%

How much each member got

Number of members of Congress by the total American Pistachio Growers (Formerly Known As Western Pistachio Association) gave them, 2021–⁠2026. PACs can give a candidate $5,000 per election, so totals cluster at round numbers.

DEMOCRATSREPUBLICANS18 members · median $8.3K26 members · median $5K$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$25K$30Kmedianmedian12434211753421112

Top recipients

The members American Pistachio Growers (Formerly Known As Western Pistachio Association) gave the most.

RankMemberGiven
1DJim CostaHouse, CA
$29,500
2DJimmy PanettaHouse, CA
$26,000
3RDavid G. ValadaoHouse, CA
$25,830
4RVince FongHouse, CA
$25,000
5DSanford D. Bishop, Jr.House, GA
$24,000
6DAdam GrayHouse, CA
$23,500
7RGlenn ThompsonHouse, PA
$23,000
8RAndy HarrisHouse, MD
$17,000
9RAdrian SmithHouse, NE
$14,500
10DMartin HeinrichSenate, NM
$11,500
11DBen Ray LujánSenate, NM
$10,000
12RJason SmithHouse, MO
$10,000
13DGabe VasquezHouse, NM
$10,000
14RJuan CiscomaniHouse, AZ
$10,000
15DZoe LofgrenHouse, CA
$10,000

Its PAC

American Pistachio Growers Pistachio Political Action Committee
PAC · C00197715
$390.6K

What it lobbies on

Spent $710,000 on federal lobbying (2021: $140K, 2022: $120K, 2023: $120K, 2024: $90K, 2025: $90K, 2026: $150K).

  • Trade (domestic/foreign)
  • Agriculture
  • Budget/Appropriations
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
  • Energy/Nuclear

From lobbying disclosures filed for American Pistachio Growers (Formerly Known As Western Pistachio Association).