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MEAT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('MEAT PAC')

PAC (qualified). Lobbyist or registrant PAC.

PAC (qualified)Lobbyist or registrant PACMixed activity · 20% Democratic / 79% Republican · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activityQuarterly filer

Financial snapshot

FEC bulk summary totals through Jun 30, 2026

Total receipts$134.3K

FEC reported disbursements$113KReported total may include noncash accounting entries

Individual contributions$119.3K

FEC reported cash on hand$75.3K

Coverage Not reported to Jun 30, 2026Contribution refunds $0Debts owed by committee $0Last report Not reported

Compliance review · No open linked indicators

Automated review indicators, not findings of a violation. Exact reported records are linked; identity is not independently verified. Reported lobbyist-bundling disclosures are not counted as issues.

Latest cycle-wide scan: Sep 12, 2026 · Index refreshed: Sep 12, 2026. Coverage is limited to loaded records and implemented checks.

Scan coverage and freshness

Receipt eligibility: last successful scan Sep 12, 2026 · latest scheduled check skipped (Sep 12, 2026).
Integrity: last successful scan Sep 7, 2026 · indexed scan status completed.
Fundraising patterns: last successful scan Sep 7, 2026 · indexed scan status completed.

No open indicators are linked in the published index. This is not a compliance clearance.

Across the cycle, some findings could not be linked safely to entities; ambiguous identities are withheld.

Candidate connections

Candidate identity and documented relationships · 2025–2026

Candidate campaign receiving transfers
ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSONRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. Senate · Iowa · Statewide
Election 2026 · Open seat · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: ASHLEY FOR IOWA
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: S6IA00314 · 2025–2026 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
BROWN, M SHONTEL

Registration details

Locally ingested FEC master-file snapshot for 2025–2026

Committee type: PAC (qualified)
Designation: Lobbyist or registrant PAC
Party affiliation: Unknown party
Treasurer: FRETZ, NATHANIEL MR.
Filing cadence: Quarterly filer
Organization type: Trade association
Connected organization: MEAT INSTITUTE
Cycles loaded: 2026, 2024
Registered address: 4201 WILSON BOULEVARD · SUITE 0604 · ARLINGTON, VA, 22203

Political alignment

Registration, linked-candidate, and disclosed money-flow evidence

Evidence-based classificationUnknown party affiliation reportedMixed activity · 20% Democratic / 79% Republican · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activity

FEC registration: PAC (qualified); Unknown party affiliation reported. Classification basis: Inferred from activity. This describes disclosed financial activity, not an official party registration or ideological score. The figures below separately preserve the filer’s Schedule E support and opposition designations.

No candidate support/oppose spending foundThis cycle has no locally ingested Schedule E rows for this committee. Registration, linked-candidate, committee-transfer, and recipient-reported conduit evidence can still establish the alignment shown above.

$0 supporting · $0 opposing · 0 rowsOfficial FEC outside spending ↗

Source & provenance

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Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Local row ingestedSep 6, 2026

Source row hash6618a06df4723f3b28551befab7334d239594a80fb7bba2e46029e831d4ee3c4

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Financial figures are processed FEC totals and may change when amended reports are filed. Registration fields preserve raw master-file values loaded for the 2025–2026 snapshot.

Contributor	Reported context	Date	Election	Amount	FEC record
JBS USA FOOD COMPANY PAC`C00394650`Supports Mixed activity · 33% Democratic / 66% Republican · 2% unclassifiedInferred from activityGREELEY CO 80634	Not reportedQ3Linked: C00394650	Sep 24, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
TYSON FOODS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC)`C00169821`Supports Mixed activity · 27% Democratic / 70% Republican · 1% unclassifiedInferred from activitySPRINGDALE AR 72765	Not reportedQ3Linked: C00169821	Jul 22, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
LETCH, CRAIG`View reported donor profile →`Supports 20% Democratic / 79% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsJEFFERSON SD 57038	PRESIDENT EMPIRICAL FOODSQ3	Jul 22, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
STRASSBURGER, SUZANNE`View reported donor profile →`Supports 20% Democratic / 79% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsCARLSTADT NJ 07072	CEO STRASSBURGER MEATS/SUZY SIRLOIN INC.JULY 3, 2025 CONTRIBUTION	Jul 3, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
GILLIG, JARROD`View reported donor profile →`Supports 20% Democratic / 80% Republican · 1% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsBLUE RAPIDS KS 66411	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & MANAGING DIREC CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONSQ2	Apr 22, 2026	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
MCDONALD, DAVID G. MR.`View reported donor profile →`Supports 20% Democratic / 79% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsAURORA IL 60505	PRESIDENT & COO OSI GROUP, LLCQ2	Apr 16, 2026	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
KLEIN, TIM MR.`View reported donor profile →`Supports 20% Democratic / 79% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsKANSAS CITY MO 64163	PRESIDENT/CEO NATIONAL BEEF PACKING CO., LLCQ2	Apr 6, 2026	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. PAC`C00359075`Supports Mixed activity · 21% Democratic / 79% Republican · 0% unclassifiedInferred from activitySMITHFIELD VA 23430	Not reportedQ1Linked: C00359075	Feb 26, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
DAVIS, HENRY A. MR.`View reported donor profile →`Supports 20% Democratic / 79% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsOMAHA NE 68114	PRESIDENT GREATER OMAHA PACKING CO., INC.Q1	Jan 12, 2025	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗
DAVIS, HENRY A. MR.`View reported donor profile →`Supports 20% Democratic / 79% Republican · 0% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsOMAHA NE 68114	PRESIDENT GREATER OMAHA PACKING CO., INC.Q1	Mar 30, 2026	Primary (P)	$5,000	Original filing ↗

Recipient	Purpose	Date	Amount	FEC record
BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE`C00543983`ALEXANDRIA, VA	24KQ3 24KLinked: C00543983	Sep 17, 2025	$5,000	FEC disbursement search ↗
NIKKI FOR CONGRESS`C00787812`SPRINGFIELD, IL	24KQ3 24KLinked: C00787812	Aug 6, 2025	$5,000	FEC disbursement search ↗
MOODY FOR CONGRESS`C00895763`WASHINGTON, DC	24KQ2 24KLinked: C00895763	Jun 17, 2026	$5,000	FEC disbursement search ↗

MEAT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('MEAT PAC')

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