PAC · MN · C00009423
By Farmers, for Farmers PAC Land O'Lakes, INC. PAC (By Farmers, for Farmers PAC)
A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Lobbyist/registrant PAC.
First filed July 7, 1975. Treasurer: Pete Kappelman. Connected organization: Land O'Lakes, INC.. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Raised (2025-26)$85,614
- Spent$125,580
- Cash on hand$68,528
- Outside spending$0
Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- David Valadao (R) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-22
- Tom Emmer (R) (opens in a new tab)House · MN-06
- Brad Finstad (R) (opens in a new tab)House · MN-01
- Shontel Brown (D) (opens in a new tab)House · OH-11
- Michelle Fischbach (R) (opens in a new tab)House · MN-07
- Adrian Smith (R) (opens in a new tab)House · NE-03
- Adam Gray (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-13
- Glenn Thompson (R) (opens in a new tab)House · PA-15
- Jim Costa (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-21
- Ben Ray Luján (D) (opens in a new tab)Senate · NM
- Sharice Davids (D) (opens in a new tab)House · KS-03
- Hakeem S. Jeffries (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-08
- Jimmy Panetta (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-19
- Yvette D. Clarke (D) (opens in a new tab)House · NY-09
- Pete Aguilar (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-33
- Betty McCollum (D) (opens in a new tab)House · MN-04
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
Money to parties and other committees
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| National Milk Producers Federation PAC (NMPF PAC) | $5,000 |
| National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-Op/Pac | $5,000 |
Who funds it
Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin D SchluenderSVP General Counsel Officer, Land O'Lakes, INC. | Person | Saint Paul, MN | May 18, 2026 | $5,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Beth FordChief Executive Officer & President (C, Land O'Lakes, INC. | Person | Wayzata, MN | July 17, 2025 | $5,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Kevin D SchluenderVP Deputy General Counsel, Land O'Lakes, INC. | Person | Saint Paul, MN | June 26, 2025 | $2,500 (opens in a new tab) |
| Elizabeth NordlieRetired, Retired | Person | Wayzata, MN | Nov. 4, 2025 | $2,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Peter KappelmanFarmer, Meadow Brook Dairy Farms LLC | Person | Two Rivers, WI | Dec. 31, 2025 | $1,330 (opens in a new tab) |
| Carl DickinsonGm/Ceo, Central Valley Ag | Person | York, NE | July 10, 2025 | $1,250 (opens in a new tab) |
| James WyvellVP Finance, Land O'Lakes, INC. | Person | Minneapolis, MN | June 24, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Kellie MeltonVP Customer and Business Operations, Land O'Lakes, INC. | Person | Ham Lake, MN | June 24, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Sharda CherwooBoard Director, Self-Employed | Person | New York, NY | April 8, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Aaron JohnsonFarmer, Self | Person | Orleans, IN | May 18, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Rick D BrandFarmer, Landus Cooperative | Person | Somers, IA | March 29, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Steven HarnishDairy Farmer, Central Manor Dairy LLC | Person | Washington Boro, PA | March 18, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Chris SukalskiFarmer, Reiland Farms | Person | Le Roy, MN | March 17, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Jeffrey TroikeSenior Business Analyst 2 (Business Op, Land O'Lakes, INC. | Person | Austin, TX | Feb. 22, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Andrew MasonProducer, Mason P Thomas &/Or Alice M | Person | Worton, MD | Jan. 11, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Rick D BrandFarmer, Landus Cooperative | Person | Somers, IA | Jan. 3, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Scott LogueGm/Ceo, Harvest Land Coop INC | Person | Liberty, IN | May 2, 2026 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Jeffrey TroikeSenior Project Management 2 (Project M, Land O'Lakes, INC. | Person | Austin, TX | March 13, 2026 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Rick D BrandFarmer, Landus Cooperative | Person | Somers, IA | March 4, 2026 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Gretchen RockstadFarmer, Valley United Co-Op | Person | Ada, MN | Feb. 21, 2026 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Aaron JohnsonFarmer, Self | Person | Orleans, IN | Aug. 9, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Michael Ross PlumbergFarmer, Self | Person | Vermillion, KS | Dec. 20, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Stephen ManceboFarmer, MH Dairy | Person | Tulare, CA | Dec. 20, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Paul H SchweigerFarmer, United Cooperative | Person | Hillsboro, WI | Nov. 8, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Wallace KnockFarmer, Self-Employed | Person | Willow Lake, SD | Aug. 21, 2025 | $1,000 (opens in a new tab) |
See every contribution to By Farmers, for Farmers PAC Land O'Lakes, INC. PAC (By Farmers, for Farmers PAC) on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.