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RUFER, CHRIS

64% Republican · 18% unclassifiedDerived from contributionsZIP cluster 956952023–20242 linked variants · corroborated heuristic

Reported identity cluster · not a verified person-level entity.

Contribution summary

Latest amendment per committee transaction ID · memo rows excluded from net

Reported transaction total$495.3K

Number of transactions52

Recipient committees34

Transaction date rangeJun 3, 2023through Oct 23, 2024

Reported identity evidence

Raw context retained from FEC Schedule A rows

Reported names linked: RUFER, CHRIS
Reported ZIPs seen: 95695 · 95834
Locations seen: SACRAMENTO CAWOODLAND CA
Occupation and employer: AGRICULTUIRALIST THE MORNINGSTAR COIndustry: Retail, Food & Consumer Goods · The Morning Star Company ↗AGRICULTURALIST THE MORNING STAR COIndustry: Retail, Food & Consumer Goods · The Morning Star Company ↗AGRICULTURALIST THE MORNING STAR COMPANYIndustry: Retail, Food & Consumer Goods · The Morning Star Company ↗AGRICULTURIST THE MORNING STAR COIndustry: Retail, Food & Consumer Goods · The Morning Star Company ↗

Industry: Retail, Food & Consumer Goodsvia The Morning Star Company

Industry not yet classified for THE MORNING STRAR COMPANY.

Derived from reported employer mappings, not an FEC-reported industry or company contribution.

Reported occupation interpretations

Employment status, occupation family, and title describe historical reported occupation text, not current employment. Different values can come from different receipts or linked names. Employer industries remain separate.

Reported occupation: AGRICULTUIRALIST
Employment status: Employed
Occupation family: Farming / ranching
Seniority / title: Unknown
Interpreted label: Farming / ranching

Reported occupation: AGRICULTURALIST
Employment status: Employed
Occupation family: Farming / ranching
Seniority / title: Unknown
Interpreted label: Farming / ranching

Reported occupation: AGRICULTURIST
Employment status: Employed
Occupation family: Farming / ranching
Seniority / title: Unknown
Interpreted label: Farming / ranching

3 more reported occupation values

Reported occupation: ANALIST
Interpretation: Not yet classified

Reported occupation: ARGICULTURALIST
Interpretation: Not yet classified

Reported occupation: CEO
Employment status: Employed
Occupation family: General management
Seniority / title: C-suite / president
Interpreted label: General management · C-suite / president

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How these records are matched

A high-confidence grouping of compatible filed-name and address variants corroborated by reported employer, occupation, and location evidence. ZIP+4 extensions are retained as evidence but ignored for matching. This is a reported identity cluster, not yet a verified person-level entity.

Contributions by recipient party and committee type

Recipient party from FEC registration, linked candidates, or affirmative support activity

Recipient party affiliation

Contributions grouped by each recipient’s reported party or inferred alignment

Republican destinationsDerived from contributions$335,45067.7% of displayed positive totals40 transactions · 25 recipient committees

Independent destinationsDerived from contributions$3,3000.7% of displayed positive totals1 transactions · 1 recipient committees

Libertarian destinationsDerived from contributions$86,50117.5% of displayed positive totals10 transactions · 7 recipient committees

Party not yet classifiedUnclassified$70,00014.1% of displayed positive totals1 transactions · 1 recipient committees

Recipient committee type

Type of political committee receiving the contribution

Candidate campaign$97,35137 transactions · 22 recipient committees

Hybrid PAC$78,3002 transactions · 2 recipient committees

Joint fundraising committee$49,6003 transactions · 3 recipient committees

Leadership PAC$15,000

Money network

Contributor-to-committee connections sized by absolute reported transaction total

Connected entity party

Connections per side

Showing 0 of 0 loaded matching connections on the left and 10 of 34 on the right, up to 10 per side by absolute amount. This is not the full transaction history. Party filters include mixed-party contributions or activity. Full connection amounts are shown, not just the selected party’s share. Party labels use reported party information or inferred contributions/activity—not an individual’s party registration.

Democratic Republican Mixed-party contributions Other / independent Not classifiedLine width = absolute amountShown totals: $0 in · $411K out

Contributions by recipient committee

34 recipient committees · largest reported totals first · expand an arrow for transactions

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Full contribution ledger · 10 rows per pageAll contributions

Reported total$495,25152 reported transactions

C00888172 · Super PACMAHA ALLIANCE80% Republican-aligned activity · 20% unclassifiedInferred from activityFEC registration · 2024 cycleRegistered location: VIENNAVAConnected organization: MAHA VALUES

No candidate connection found in the registration links or sender-reported committee transfers checked for this cycle. Conduit routing and independent spending are not included in this check.

Reported total$100,0001 reported transactions

C00687103 · Hybrid PACAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONRepublicanCurated classificationFEC registration · 2024 cycleRegistered location: ARLINGTONVA

No candidate connection found in the registration links or sender-reported committee transfers checked for this cycle. Conduit routing and independent spending are not included in this check.

Reported total$75,0001 reported transactions

C00751859 · Super PACLOCKE & KEY PACParty not classifiedUnclassifiedFEC registration · 2024 cycleRegistered location: INDIANAPOLISINConnected organization: NONE

No candidate connection found in the registration links or sender-reported committee transfers checked for this cycle. Conduit routing and independent spending are not included in this check.

Reported total$70,0001 reported transactions

C00886747 · Super PACRESTORING LIBERTY PACRepublican-aligned activityInferred from activityFEC registration · 2024 cycleRegistered location: KANSAS CITYMO

No candidate connection found in the registration links or sender-reported committee transfers checked for this cycle. Conduit routing and independent spending are not included in this check.

Reported total$55,0002 reported transactions

C00883751 · Joint fundraising committeeKENNEDY VICTORY FUND 2024Libertarian-aligned activity · 3% unclassifiedInferred from activityFEC registration · 2024 cycleRegistered location: S WALPOLEMAConnected organization: NONE

Candidate campaign receiving transfers
KENNEDY, ROBERT, F. JR., SHANAHAN, NICOLEIndependentFEC reported
President · Nationwide
Election 2024 · Challenger · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: TEAM KENNEDY
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: P40011793 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle

These campaigns received reported contributions or transfers from this committee during the selected cycle. This is not a complete participant list or an allocation of any individual donor's gift; other recipients may include parties and PACs.

Reported total$41,3001 reported transactions

C00887307 · Party committeeNEW JERSEY LIBERTARIAN PARTYLibertarianFEC reportedFEC registration · 2024 cycleRegistered location: TENNENTNJConnected organization: NONE

No candidate connection found in the registration links or sender-reported committee transfers checked for this cycle. Conduit routing and independent spending are not included in this check.

Reported total$20,0002 reported transactions

C00476291 · Candidate campaignJUSTIN AMASH FOR SENATERepublicanFEC reportedFEC registration · 2024 cycleRegistered location: GRAND RAPIDSMIConnected organization: NONE

Principal candidate campaign
AMASH, JUSTINRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. Senate · Michigan · Statewide
Election 2024 · Open seat · Current candidate
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: S4MI00694 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle

Reported total$16,5006 reported transactions

C00509729 · Candidate campaignTHOMAS MASSIE FOR CONGRESSRepublicanFEC reportedFEC registration · 2024 cycleRegistered location: NEWPORTKYConnected organization: TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND

Principal candidate campaign
MASSIE, THOMAS H.RepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Kentucky · District 4
Election 2024 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H2KY04121 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle

Reported total$13,2005 reported transactions

C00563429 · Leadership PACMAKING A SENSIBLE SHIFT IN ELECTIONS PACRepublican-aligned activityInferred from activityFEC registration · 2024 cycleRegistered location: NEWPORTKY

Candidate campaign receiving transfers
AMASH, JUSTINRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. Senate · Michigan · Statewide
Election 2024 · Open seat · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: JUSTIN AMASH FOR SENATE
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: S4MI00694 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
BECKER, RICKRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · North Dakota · At-large
Election 2024 · Open seat · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: FRIENDS OF RICK BECKER
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H4ND00053 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
BEGICH, NICHOLAS IIIRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Alaska · At-large
Election 2024 · Challenger · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: ALASKANS FOR NICK BEGICH
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H2AK01083 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
BOEBERT, LAURENRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Colorado · District 4
Election 2024 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: LAUREN BOEBERT FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H0CO03165 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
HAMILTON, CAMERONRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Virginia · District 7
Election 2024 · Open seat · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: HAMILTON FOR CONGRESS, INC.
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H4VA07200 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle

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Candidate campaign receiving transfers
JOHNSON, DREWRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Nevada · District 3
Election 2024 · Challenger · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: DREW FOR NEVADA
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H4NV03167 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
JONES, STEWARTRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · South Carolina · District 3
Election 2024 · Open seat · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: JONES FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H4SC03202 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
MOORE, FELIX BARRYRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Alabama · District 1
Election 2024 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: BARRY MOORE FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H8AL02171 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
PARKINSON, SCOTT THOMASRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. Senate · Virginia · Statewide
Election 2024 · Challenger · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: PARKINSON FOR SENATE
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: S4VA00312 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
SPARTZ, VICTORIARepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Indiana · District 5
Election 2024 · Incumbent · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: VICTORIA SPARTZ FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H0IN05326 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
STOLTZFUS, REGGIERepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Ohio · District 6
Election 2024 · Open seat · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: REGGIE FOR CONGRESS
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H4OH06181 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle
Candidate campaign receiving transfers
WILLIAMS, DAVIDRepublicanFEC reported
U.S. House · Colorado · District 5
Election 2024 · Open seat · Current candidate
Receiving campaign: DAVE WILLIAMS FOR COLORADO
Candidate details & sources
FEC candidate ID: H2CO05216 · 2023–2024 reporting cycle

Reported total$10,0002 reported transactions

C00618173 · Party committeeLIBERTARIAN PARTY OF ALABAMALibertarianFEC reportedFEC registration · 2024 cycleRegistered location: MADISONALConnected organization: LIBERTARIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, INC.

No candidate connection found in the registration links or sender-reported committee transfers checked for this cycle. Conduit routing and independent spending are not included in this check.

Reported total$10,0001 reported transactions

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Source agencyFederal Election Commission

Grouping keyCorroborated name/address variants

Cycle2023–2024

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