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Cigar Association of America

Cigar Association of America's PAC gave $41.9K to 17 current members of Congress from 2021 to ⁠2026. 76% went to Republicans. The typical member got between $500 and $2K; Daniel Meuser got the most, $15.3K.

Given to current members
$41.9K
Members funded
17
From its employees
$100
Spent lobbying
$835.8K

Who it reached

Every seat in Congress. The members Cigar Association of America gave to, 2021–⁠2026, are in their party's color; everyone else is gray. Hover or tap a seat for the amount.

House

14of 439 membersDemocrats 5 of 217Republicans 9 of 221

Independents, in the middle: 0 of 1.

Senate

3of 100 senatorsDemocrats 2 of 45Republicans 1 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 recipientsHouseSenate24% Democrats9% Democrats93% DemocratsRepublicans 76%Republicans 91%Republicans 7%

How much each member got

Number of members of Congress by the total Cigar Association of America gave them, 2021–⁠2026. PACs can give a candidate $5,000 per election, so totals cluster at round numbers.

DEMOCRATSREPUBLICANS7 members · median $47710 members · median $1.4K$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K$12K$14K$16Kmedianmedian42115211

Top recipients

The members Cigar Association of America gave the most.

RankMemberGiven
1RDaniel MeuserHouse, PA
$15,277
2DRuben GallegoSenate, AZ
$6,500
3RTom ColeHouse, OK
$5,965
4RCarlos A. GimenezHouse, FL
$2,500
5RAndy HarrisHouse, MD
$2,000
6DSteven HorsfordHouse, NV
$1,500
7RRonny JacksonHouse, TX
$1,410
8RVern BuchananHouse, FL
$1,000
9RKat CammackHouse, FL
$1,000
10RDiana HarshbargerHouse, TN
$1,000
11RMike FloodHouse, NE
$1,000
12DTroy A. CarterHouse, LA
$1,000
13RJohn R. CurtisSenate, UT
$500
14DGary C. PetersSenate, MI
$477
15DPete AguilarHouse, CA
$285

Its PAC

Cigar-PAC (Cigar Association of America, Inc.)
PAC · C00121350
$41.9K

What it lobbies on

Spent $835,776 on federal lobbying (2021: $180K, 2022: $65.8K, 2023: $80K, 2024: $70K, 2025: $260K, 2026: $180K).

  • Tobacco
  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
  • Trade (domestic/foreign)

From lobbying disclosures filed for Cigar Association of America.

Donations from its employees

Itemized donations from people who listed Cigar Association of America as their employer, to current members' campaigns, 2021–⁠2026. These are personal donations, separate from the PAC.

RankMemberDonated
1RCraig A. GoldmanHouse, TX
$100