PAC · IL · C00193441

Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator'

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Lobbyist/registrant PAC.

Treasurer: Chelsie Moore. Connected organization: Illinois Agricultural Association. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $206,347
  • Spent
    $123,335
  • Cash on hand
    $306,704
  • Outside spending
    $28,016

Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026. Outside spending from FEC filings through Oct. 30, 2026.

Donors and outside spending

Commerce Bank$13KGoldman Sachs$5KSteven Hosselton$2KIndividual Contribution$1KRichard Guebert Jr.$1KPaul D. Beisiegel$1KEveryone else$183KFor Mary Miller (R)$12KFor Eric Sorensen (D)$8KFor Mike Bost (R)$5KFor Darin LaHood (R)$3KIllinois Agricultural Association Activ…
  • Raised from its largest donors
  • Outside spending for
  • Outside spending against

Left: what the group raised, from reports through Oct. 14, 2026. Donors are ranked by what they gave among the group’s 100 largest contributions. “Everyone else” is the rest of what it raised; select it to see more donors. Right: its outside spending through Oct. 30, 2026, including 24- and 48-hour reports. The two sides come from different reports, so they don’t add up to each other.

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
    • Given$4K
    • For$12K
    • Given$3K
    • For$8K
    • Given$4K
    • For$5K
    • Given$3K
    • For$3K
    • Given$5K
    • Given$3K
    • Given$3K
    • Given$2K
    • Given$2K
    • Given$1K
    • Given$1K

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages. Outside spending includes $24,311 from 24- and 48-hour reports, as filed, and matches our race pages.

It also gave $20,039 to parties and other committees this cycle. See the list on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab).

Who funds it

Biggest donors by total given

Each donor’s contributions combined, among the group’s 100 largest this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. A donor who gave many smaller amounts may be missing.

Biggest donors by total given
DonorTypeContributionsTotal
Commerce BankOrganization16$12,924
Goldman SachsOrganization6$4,805
Steven HosseltonPerson3$1,875
Individual ContributionPerson1$1,276
Richard Guebert Jr.Person2$1,000
Paul D. BeisiegelPerson2$1,000
Blair E. HoerbertPerson2$630
Mark HortinPerson1$625
Linden A. WarfelPerson1$625
Jeff KirwanPerson1$625
Evan HultinePerson1$625
Brian DuncanPerson1$625
John ReifsteckPerson1$625
Mark TuttlePerson1$625
Steven KoellerPerson1$625
Rick EdwardsPerson1$625
Brent C. PollardPerson1$625
Kevin HoffmanPerson1$625
Keith R. MussmanPerson1$625
Larry W. DallasPerson1$625
Robert FechtPerson2$503
Lu Ann MatejcakPerson2$502
Lynn LarsonPerson3$501
Paul BeisiegalPerson1$500
Brian J. CorkillPerson1$500

Largest single contributions

Largest single contributions this cycle, as of Oct. 31, 2026. 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.

Largest contributions received this cycle
ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Individual ContributionVarious, VariousPersonBloomington, ILApril 15, 2025$1,276
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILDec. 31, 2025$964
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILOct. 31, 2025$950
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILJan. 30, 2026$938
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILNov. 28, 2025$933
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILAug. 29, 2025$898
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILMay 30, 2025$893
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILJuly 31, 2025$874
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILSept. 30, 2025$870
Goldman SachsOrganizationChicago, ILJan. 31, 2025$837
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILJan. 31, 2025$837
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILApril 30, 2025$837
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILJune 30, 2025$835
Goldman SachsOrganizationChicago, ILMarch 31, 2025$826
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILMarch 31, 2025$826
Goldman SachsOrganizationChicago, ILMay 29, 2026$819
Goldman SachsOrganizationChicago, ILJune 30, 2026$800
Commerce BankOrganizationBloomington, ILMarch 31, 2026$797
Goldman SachsOrganizationChicago, ILApril 30, 2026$773
Goldman SachsOrganizationChicago, ILFeb. 28, 2025$749

See every contribution to Illinois Agricultural Association Activator Political Involvement Fund (Fed) 'Activator'/'Illinois Farm Bureau Activator' on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.