International Dairy Foods Association lobbied on 7 issues. See lobbying
Audits and penalties
1 administrative fine, published by the FEC
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
This committee’s site publishes no list of positions we could read, and we found no statement of why it exists. We do not write one for it.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$110.5K to 58 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $110,500
Republican 50%
Democratic 45%
Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate
Candidates
Direct
Independent
Amount
Share
Republican
30
$55,000
$0
$55,000
50%
Democratic
26
$49,500
$0
$49,500
45%
Other or unresolved
2
$6,000
$0
$6,000
5.4%
Shown support
58
$110,500
$0
$110,500
100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$171,000 in 102 payments
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
By recipient
Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient
Count
Amount
Democratic candidates
27
$51.5K · 30%
Republican candidates
30
$55K · 32%
Other or unresolved candidates
3
$16K · 9.2%
Other PACs and committees
10
$51K · 29%
All recipients
70
$173.5K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
California
5
$15K
Wisconsin
4
$14K
Kansas
4
$12.5K
Michigan
5
$12.5K
Washington
4
$9K
New York
4
$7.5K
Ohio
4
$6K
Minnesota
3
$5.5K
The largest 8 of 27 states.
Recipients 70
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
John Moolenaar4 receipts, latest Mar 26, 2026Moolenaar for Congress · H4MI04126$6K
Jim Costa2 receipts, latest Jul 27, 2026Jim Costa for Congress · H4CA20082$6K
Adam C. Gray4 receipts, latest Oct 14, 2026Adam Gray for Congress · H2CA13115$5K
Dan Newhouse2 receipts, latest Jun 24, 2025Dan Newhouse for Congress · H4WA04104$5K
Tony Wied2 receipts, latest Mar 26, 2026Tony Wied for Congress · H4WI08119$4.5K
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
Where the money came from $183,757 reported receipts
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$163,93289%
Largest donors
Louie P. Gentine II2 contributions, latest Jan 24, 2026 · PRESIDENT & CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER · SARGENTO FOODS INC. · PLYMOUTH, WI$10,000
Scott Shehadey2 contributions, latest May 5, 2026 · VICE PRESIDENT · PRODUCERS DAIRY FOODS, INC. · FRESNO, CA$10,000
Michael Dykes21 contributions, latest Sep 30, 2026 · PRESIDENT & CEO · INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · VIENNA, VA$8,944
Heather B. Draper2 contributions, latest May 2, 2026 · DIRECTOR · THE ICE CREAM CLUB, INC. · BOYNTON BEACH, FL$6,000
Rich D. Draper2 contributions, latest May 2, 2026 · CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · THE ICE CREAM CLUB, INC. · BOYNTON BEACH, FL$6,000
David Carlin13 contributions, latest Jan 31, 2026 · SR. VICE PRESIDENT, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIR · INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION · WASHINGTON, DC$5,200
Terry BrockmanOne contribution on Sep 11, 2026 · SVP OPERATIONS, SUPPLY CHAIN, DAIRY PR · SAPUTO DAIRY DIVISION USA · PULASKI, WI$5,000
Thomas D'HemecourtOne contribution on Sep 9, 2026 · CEO · DIVERSIFIED FOODS INC. · METAIRIE, LA$5,000
Jeff Gentine2 contributions, latest Sep 20, 2026 · PRESIDENT & CEO · MASTERS GALLERY FOODS · SHEBOYGAN, WI$5,000
Chad HamiltonOne contribution on Sep 10, 2026 · GENERAL COUNSEL · SARGENTO FOODS INC. · KOHLER, WI$5,000
George Hugh Holder2 contributions, latest Sep 10, 2026 · PRESIDENT/CEO · HERSHEY CREAMERY COMPANY · MECHANICSBURG, PA$5,000
Jimmy LawhornOne contribution on May 4, 2026 · PRESIDENT & CEO · BLUE BELL CREAMERIES, L.P.$5,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 209 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $163.9K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$8,8254.8%
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$7,5004.1%
The 2 largest committees by total given are listed. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total this committee reports.
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the committee: rebates and refunds of what it spent, contributions it made that were returned, and loans it made that were repaid.$3,5001.9%
Total reported receipts $183,757
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $158,389 placed by state
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under $1.1K
$1.1K+
$4.5K+
$10.2K+
$18.1K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Wisconsin13 contributions · 18%
$28,250
Virginia62 contributions · 11%
$17,698
Ohio8 contributions · 8.4%
$13,250
Florida5 contributions · 7.7%
$12,250
Colorado5 contributions · 7.6%
$12,000
Illinois8 contributions · 7%
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $174,500 reported
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$174,500100%
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $171,000 itemized
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$171,000100%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$171,000
Paid to
Arkansas for Leadership PAC$10,000
Moran Victory Committee$10,000
Heartland Values PAC$10,000
Moolenaar for Congress$6,000
Jim Costa for Congress$6,000
Republican Main Street Partnership PAC$5,000
Total itemized disbursements $171,000
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 102 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
$174.5K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $25.5K, Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026.
$174.5K
Jan 2025Oct 2026
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.
Published by the Commission against this committee’s own FEC ID. An audit is a periodic examination that reports findings; an administrative fine is a penalty for filing a specific report late or not at all. They are separate instruments and are not combined into a score here.
Source: the Commission’s audit-case and administrative-fine records, joined on this committee’s FEC ID, imported Oct 26, 2026. Enforcement matters (MURs) are published only against respondent names, with no committee identifier, so they are not shown here rather than being matched by name.
LobbyingWhat does its sponsor lobby on?
What International Dairy Foods Association lobbies on 2026 reports
Besides giving through its PAC, International Dairy Foods Association pays lobbyists to press Congress and federal agencies. Each quarter it, or a firm it hires, files a public report under the Lobbying Disclosure Act saying which topics it worked on, what it spent, and whom it contacted. This is what those reports say.
Spent on lobbying in 2026
$680.3K
Quarterly reports read
6
Bills it named
30
Topics it lobbied on
Each report files its work under official topics. The bar shows how often each topic came up across the reports; open one to read what was filed under it. Naming a bill says the organization lobbied on it, not which side it took.
Agriculturein 5 report entries · 13 bills named
In its own words
Milk/Dairy Incentives (Section 4208 of Public Law 115-334);
Farm Bill reauthorization;
Dietary Guidelines for Americans;
S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025;
S. 5526 - Agricultural Act of 2026;
H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025;
H.R.295/S. 581 - Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act;
H.R.2203/S.1906 - Innovative FEED Act of 2025;
HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026;
H.R. 8646 - FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations;
PUBLIC LAW 199-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026;
S. 420 - Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2025;
H.R. 985 - To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.;
PUBLIC LAW 199-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations.
FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Budget/Appropriationsin 5 report entries · 2 bills named
In its own words
FY2025 Presidents Budget;
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes;
HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026;
HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.
FY2027 Presidents Budget; HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027;
FY2027 President's Budget; HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)in 5 report entries · 18 bills named
In its own words
USDA Final Rule: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages;
Milk/Dairy Incentives (Section 4208 of Public Law 115-334);
S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025;
H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 implementation;
S.184/H.R. 1394 - CURD Act;
Efforts to limit SNAP eligible foods that could affect dairy products;
GRAS modernization legislation;
S. 3122 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require notifications to the Food and Drug Administration regarding food substances generally recognized as safe, and for other purposes;
S. 2341 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose requirements for substances generally recognized as safe, to require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to reassess the safety of chemicals added to food, and for other purposes;
S. 5026 - Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026;
S. 4974 - Making America's Food Safer Act;
HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026;
HR 8646 - FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations;
H.R. 4958, Grocery Reform and Safety (GRAS) Act;
H.R. 7291, GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act (Rep. Lawler);
Immigrationin 5 report entries · 1 bill named
In its own words
Agricultural guestworker legislation pertaining to the processing industry; H.R. 3227 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
Agricultural guestworker legislation pertaining to the processing industry; HR 3227 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
USMCA review, maintaining a North American trade agreement and enforcing USMCA dairy trade provisions with Canada;
Tariff implementation and exemptions; under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, (IEEPA) and Section 301 Investigations on Forced Labor and Excess Capacity; and 232;
Continued negotiations and implementation of bilateral trade deals between the U.S. and partner countries, including Indonesia and the EU;
Engagement and membership in the World Trade Organization;
Diversification efforts for U.S. dairy export markets;
U.S. China Board of Trade;
Food for Peace International Food Assistance (Title II) Program;
EU policy proposals and changes: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive;
Tariff implementation and exemptions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, (IEEPA) and Sections 301 and 232;
India-U.S. Trade Deal negotiations;
EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive;
USMCA reviews and enforcement of dairy trade barriers with Canada; Tariff implementation under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Sections 301 and 232.
USMCA reviews and enforcement of dairy trade barriers with Canada; Tariff implementation under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Sections 301 and 232;
Trucking/Shippingin 5 report entries · 3 bills named
In its own words
S.191/HR 623 - The LICENSE Act of 2025; Legislation to establish a federal gross vehicle weight increase pilot program; HR 8870 - The BUILD America 250 Act;
Legislation related to modernizing the current U.S. gross vehicle weight limit; Legislative related to waivers for federal truck weight limits;
Legislation related to modernizing the current U.S. gross vehicle weight limits; Legislation related to waivers of federal truck weight limits.
S.191/HR 623 - The LICENSE Act of 2025; Legislation to establish a federal gross vehicle weight increase pilot program.
S.191/HR 623 - The LICENSE Act of 2025; Legislation to establish a federal gross vehicle weight increase pilot program;
Environment/Superfundin 3 report entries · 1 bill named
In its own words
Food Packaging and Recycling; H.R. 6832 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes;
The organization’s own reports give its total lobbying costs, including any firms it hired; each firm reports what this client paid it.
International Dairy Foods AssociationIts own staff · 3 reports$680.3K
The Peterson Group IncLobbying firm · 3 reports$105K
Contributions on the LD-203 report
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $48.5K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee$5K
Senator John Boozman$5K
Senator John Thune$5K
Senator Susan Collins$3.5K
NRCC$2.5K
Kailee Buller$2.5K
Representative Gabe Vasquez$2.5K
brad sherman$1.5K
Andy Barr for Senate$1K
Diana DeGette$1K
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION”, found by searching “INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION”. Lobbying and FEC records share no ID, so an organization that lobbies under another name is missed. Source: LDA.gov, accessed Oct 26, 2026. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
International Dairy Foods Association PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a lobbyist/registrant PAC. Its FEC record names International Dairy Foods Association as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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Tony Wied for CongressHouse campaign committee · Connected to TONY WIED VICTORY COMMITTEE · 2 payments
$4.5K
$173.5K across 71 recipient committees, or 99% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
$11,150
California3 contributions · 6.6%
$10,500
Pennsylvania6 contributions · 5.5%
$8,750
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
International Dairy Foods Association135 contributions · 20% of ranked
$33,089
Sargento Foods INC3 contributions · 9.2% of ranked
$15,000
The ICE Cream Club INC4 contributions · 7.3% of ranked
$12,000
Diversified Foods INC2 contributions · 6.1% of ranked
$10,000
Leprino Foods Company3 contributions · 6.1% of ranked
$10,000
Producers Dairy Foods INC2 contributions · 6.1% of ranked
$10,000
Prairie Farms Dairy INC4 contributions · 5.8% of ranked
$9,500
Great Lakes Cheese5 contributions · 5.3% of ranked
$8,750
Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($8,825) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
President & CEO34 contributions · 18% of ranked
$29,944
CEO10 contributions · 9.2% of ranked
$15,000
President & Chief Customer Officer2 contributions · 6.1% of ranked
$10,000
Vice President2 contributions · 6.1% of ranked
$10,000
Senior Vice President33 contributions · 4% of ranked
$6,629
Chief Commercial Officer2 contributions · 3.7% of ranked
$6,000
Chief Executive Officer2 contributions · 3.7% of ranked
$6,000
Director2 contributions · 3.7% of ranked
$6,000
Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($8,825) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
H.R. ____, [FDA Review and Evaluation for Safe, Healthy and Affordable Foods Act of 2026] (Rep. Cammack);
H.R. 4306, Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2025 (Rep. Schakowsky);
H.R. 8385, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026 (Rep. Pallone);
H.R. 8430, Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act (Reps.
Ross and Rulli);
H.R. 9164 - To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to eligible entities to acquire and install milk storage-related equipment for use in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.;
H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025;
FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations;
FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations.
HR 8646 - FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations