Moorhead, Minn.-based American Crystal Sugar gave $1.16 million to 177 House and Senate candidates in 45 states in 2011. PACs like American Crystal Sugar are allowed to give up to $10,000 per election cycle to individual candidates. The Star Tribune compiled the data below from records filed with the Federal Election Commission. The table may be sorted by recipient name, party, state and amount received. Just click in one of the columns or search for a single name, location or amount in the search field.
| Rank | Contributions to candidates Last | Recipient name | Party | Candidate state | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ackerman | Gary Ackerman | D | NY | $5,000.00 |
| 2 | Akin | Todd Akin | R | MO | $10,000.00 |
| 3 | Alexander | Rodney Alexander | R | LA | $10,000.00 |
| 4 | Berg | Richard Berg | R | ND | $10,000.00 |
| 5 | Bishop | Timothy Bishop | D | NY | $10,000.00 |
| 6 | Boswell | Leonard Boswell | D | IA | $10,000.00 |
| 7 | Camp | David Camp | R | MI | $10,000.00 |
| 8 | Casey | Robert Casey | D | PA | $10,000.00 |
| 9 | Conaway | Michael Conaway | R | TX | $10,000.00 |
| 10 | Connolly | Gerald Connolly | D | VA | $10,000.00 |
| 11 | Courtney | Joseph Courtney | D | CT | $10,000.00 |
| 12 | Crawford | Rick Crawford | R | AR | $10,000.00 |
| 13 | Critz | Mark Critz | D | PA | $10,000.00 |
| 14 | DeLauro | Rosa DeLauro | R | CT | $10,000.00 |
| 15 | DesJarlais | Scott DesJarlais | R | TN | $10,000.00 |
| 16 | Ellmers | Renee Ellmers | R | NC | $10,000.00 |
| 17 | Fincher | Steve Fincher | R | TN | $10,000.00 |
| 18 | Gibbs | Bob Gibbs | R | OH | $10,000.00 |
| 19 | Gibson | Chris Gibson | R | NY | $10,000.00 |
| 20 | Giffords | Gabrielle Giffords | D | AZ | $10,000.00 |
| 21 | Guthrie | Brett Guthrie | R | KY | $10,000.00 |
| 22 | Holden | Tim Holden | D | PA | $10,000.00 |
| 23 | Huelskamp | Tim Huelskamp | R | KS | $10,000.00 |
| 24 | Hultgren | Randy Hultgren | R | IL | $10,000.00 |
| 25 | Hunter | Duncan Hunter | R | CA | $10,000.00 |
| 26 | Kaptur | Marcy Kaptur | D | OH | $10,000.00 |
| 27 | Kissell | Larry Kissell | D | NC | $10,000.00 |
| 28 | Levin | Sander Levin | D | MI | $10,000.00 |
| 29 | Long | Billy Long | R | MO | $10,000.00 |
| 30 | Lucas | Frank Lucas | R | OK | $10,000.00 |
| 31 | Maloney | Carolyn Maloney | D | NY | $10,000.00 |
| 32 | Mica | John Mica | R | FL | $10,000.00 |
| 33 | Michaud | Michael Michaud | D | ME | $10,000.00 |
| 34 | Nelson | Ben Nelson | D | NE | $10,000.00 |
| 35 | Noem | Kristi Noem | R | SD | $10,000.00 |
| 36 | Palazzo | Steven Palazzo | R | MS | $10,000.00 |
| 37 | Peterson | Collin Peterson | D | MN | $10,000.00 |
| 38 | Ribble | Reid Ribble | R | WI | $10,000.00 |
| 39 | Roby | Martha Roby | R | AL | $10,000.00 |
| 40 | Rogers | Michael Rogers | R | MI | $10,000.00 |
| 41 | Rogers | Michael Rogers | R | AL | $10,000.00 |
| 42 | Rooney | Thomas Rooney | R | FL | $10,000.00 |
| 43 | Sanchez | Loretta Sanchez | D | CA | $10,000.00 |
| 44 | Sanchez | Linda Sanchez | D | CA | $10,000.00 |
| 45 | Schilling | Robert Schilling | R | IL | $10,000.00 |
| 46 | Schock | Aaron Schock | R | IL | $10,000.00 |
| 47 | Scott | Austin Scott | R | GA | $10,000.00 |
| 48 | Southerland | Steve Southerland | R | FL | $10,000.00 |
| 49 | Stutzman | Marlin Stutzman | R | IN | $10,000.00 |
| 50 | Thompson | Bennie Thompson | D | MS | $10,000.00 |
| 51 | Tipton | Scott Tipton | R | CO | $10,000.00 |
| 52 | Tonko | Paul Tonko | D | NY | $10,000.00 |
| 53 | Walz | Timothy Walz | D | MN | $10,000.00 |
| 54 | Wasserman-Schultz | Debbie Wasserman-Schultz | D | FL | $10,000.00 |
| 55 | Welch | Peter Welch | D | VT | $10,000.00 |
| 56 | Paulsen | Erik Paulsen | R | MN | $9,000.00 |
| 57 | McCaskill | Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $8,000.00 |
| 58 | Graves | Samuel Graves | R | MO | $7,500.00 |
| 59 | Costa | James Costa | D | CA | $7,000.00 |
| 60 | Aderholt | Robert Aderholt | R | AL | $5,000.00 |
| 61 | Barrow | John Barrow | D | GA | $5,000.00 |
| 62 | Bishop | Sanford Bishop | D | GA | $5,000.00 |
| 63 | Blunt | Roy Blunt | D | MO | $5,000.00 |
| 64 | Bonner | Josiah Bonner | R | AL | $5,000.00 |
| 65 | Boren | Daniel Boren | D | OK | $5,000.00 |
| 66 | Boustany | Charles Boustany | R | LA | $5,000.00 |
| 67 | Braley | Bruce Braley | D | IA | $5,000.00 |
| 68 | Buchanan | Vern Buchanan | R | FL | $5,000.00 |
| 69 | Calvert | Ken Calvert | R | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 70 | Canseco | Francisco Canseco | R | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 71 | Carson | Andre Carson | D | IN | $5,000.00 |
| 72 | Cassidy | Bill Cassidy | R | LA | $5,000.00 |
| 73 | Chandler | Benjamin Chandler | D | KY | $5,000.00 |
| 74 | Clyburn | James Clyburn | D | SC | $5,000.00 |
| 75 | Coffman | Mike Coffman | R | CO | $5,000.00 |
| 76 | Cohen | Stephen Cohen | D | TN | $5,000.00 |
| 77 | Conyers | John Conyers | D | MI | $5,000.00 |
| 78 | Cotton | Thomas Cotton | R | AR | $5,000.00 |
| 79 | Cravaack | Chip Cravaack | R | MN | $5,000.00 |
| 80 | Cuellar | Henry Cuellar | D | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 81 | Davis | Geoff Davis | R | KY | $5,000.00 |
| 82 | DeFazio | Peter DeFazio | D | OR | $5,000.00 |
| 83 | Denham | Jeff Denham | R | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 84 | Donnelly | Joseph Donnelly | D | IN | $5,000.00 |
| 85 | Duncan | Jeff Duncan | R | SC | $5,000.00 |
| 86 | Ellison | Keith Ellison | D | MN | $5,000.00 |
| 87 | Farenthold | Blake Farenthold | R | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 88 | Farr | Sam Farr | D | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 89 | Filner | Bob Filner | D | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 90 | Fleming | John Fleming | R | LA | $5,000.00 |
| 91 | Flores | Bill Flores | R | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 92 | Foxx | Virginia Foxx | R | NC | $5,000.00 |
| 93 | Fudge | Marcia Fudge | D | OH | $5,000.00 |
| 94 | Gardner | Cory Gardner | R | CO | $5,000.00 |
| 95 | Granger | Kay Granger | R | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 96 | Graves | Tom Graves | R | GA | $5,000.00 |
| 97 | Griffin | Tim Griffin | R | AR | $5,000.00 |
| 98 | Griffith | Morgan Griffith | R | VA | $5,000.00 |
| 99 | Hastings | Alcee Hastings | D | FL | $5,000.00 |
| 100 | Hinchey | Maurice Hinchey | D | NY | $5,000.00 |
| 101 | Hinojosa | Ruben Hinojosa | D | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 102 | Hirono | Mazie Hirono | D | HI | $5,000.00 |
| 103 | Hoeven | John Hoeven | R | ND | $5,000.00 |
| 104 | Hoyer | Steny Hoyer | D | MD | $5,000.00 |
| 105 | Huffman | Jared Huffman | D | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 106 | Hurt | Robert Hurt | R | VA | $5,000.00 |
| 107 | Johanns | Michael Johanns | R | NE | $5,000.00 |
| 108 | Johnson | Bill Johnson | R | OH | $5,000.00 |
| 109 | Johnson | Tim Johnson | D | SD | $5,000.00 |
| 110 | Jones | Walter Jones | R | NC | $5,000.00 |
| 111 | Keating | William Keating | D | MA | $5,000.00 |
| 112 | Kildee | Dale Kildee | D | MI | $5,000.00 |
| 113 | King | Steve King | R | IA | $5,000.00 |
| 114 | Kinzinger | Adam Kinzinger | R | IL | $5,000.00 |
| 115 | Kline | John Kline | R | MN | $5,000.00 |
| 116 | Labrador | Paul Labrador | R | ID | $5,000.00 |
| 117 | Lamborn | Doug Lamborn | R | CO | $5,000.00 |
| 118 | Landry | Jeff Landry | R | LA | $5,000.00 |
| 119 | Larsen | Rick Larsen | D | WA | $5,000.00 |
| 120 | Larson | John Larson | D | CT | $5,000.00 |
| 121 | Latham | Thomas Latham | R | IA | $5,000.00 |
| 122 | Loebsack | David Loebsack | D | IA | $5,000.00 |
| 123 | Luetkemeyer | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | MO | $5,000.00 |
| 124 | Lujan | Ben Lujan | D | NM | $5,000.00 |
| 125 | Lummis | Cynthia Lummis | R | WY | $5,000.00 |
| 126 | Matheson | James Matheson | D | UT | $5,000.00 |
| 127 | Matsui | Doris Matsui | D | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 128 | McCaul | Michael McCaul | R | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 129 | McCollum | Betty McCollum | D | MN | $5,000.00 |
| 130 | McIntyre | Mike McIntyre | D | NC | $5,000.00 |
| 131 | McNerney | Jerry McNerney | D | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 132 | Miller | Candice Miller | R | MI | $5,000.00 |
| 133 | Miller | Jeff Miller | R | FL | $5,000.00 |
| 134 | Napolitano | Grace Napolitano | D | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 135 | Neugebauer | Randy Neugebauer | R | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 136 | Nugent | Rich Nugent | R | FL | $5,000.00 |
| 137 | Nunnelee | Alan Nunnelee | R | MS | $5,000.00 |
| 138 | Olver | John Olver | D | MA | $5,000.00 |
| 139 | Owens | Bill Owens | D | NY | $5,000.00 |
| 140 | Pastor | Ed Pastor | D | AZ | $5,000.00 |
| 141 | Perlmutter | Edwin Perlmutter | D | CO | $5,000.00 |
| 142 | Poe | Ted Poe | R | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 143 | Pompeo | Mike Pompeo | R | KS | $5,000.00 |
| 144 | Price | David Price | D | NC | $5,000.00 |
| 145 | Rahall | Nick Rahall | D | WV | $5,000.00 |
| 146 | Renacci | James Renacci | R | OH | $5,000.00 |
| 147 | Reyes | Silvestre Reyes | D | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 148 | Roberts | Pat Roberts | R | KS | $5,000.00 |
| 149 | Ros-Lehtinen | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | R | FL | $5,000.00 |
| 150 | Ross | Dennis Ross | R | FL | $5,000.00 |
| 151 | Rothman | Steve Rothman | D | NJ | $5,000.00 |
| 152 | Runyan | Jon Runyan | R | NJ | $5,000.00 |
| 153 | Ryan | Timothy Ryan | D | OH | $5,000.00 |
| 154 | Schrader | Kurt Schrader | D | OR | $5,000.00 |
| 155 | Sewell | Terri Sewell | D | AL | $5,000.00 |
| 156 | Sherman | Brad Sherman | D | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 157 | Shimkus | John Shimkus | R | IL | $5,000.00 |
| 158 | Simpson | Mike Simpson | R | ID | $5,000.00 |
| 159 | Sires | Albio Sires | D | NJ | $5,000.00 |
| 160 | Slaughter | Louise Slaughter | D | NY | $5,000.00 |
| 161 | Stabenow | Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $5,000.00 |
| 162 | Sutton | Betty Sutton | D | OH | $5,000.00 |
| 163 | Thompson | Glenn Thompson | R | PA | $5,000.00 |
| 164 | Thornberry | Mac Thornberry | R | TX | $5,000.00 |
| 165 | Towns | Edolphus Towns | D | NY | $5,000.00 |
| 166 | Velazquez | Nydia Velazquez | D | NY | $5,000.00 |
| 167 | Visclosky | Peter Visclosky | D | IN | $5,000.00 |
| 168 | Walden | Gregory Walden | R | OR | $5,000.00 |
| 169 | Whitehouse | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $5,000.00 |
| 170 | Wicker | Roger Wicker | R | MS | $5,000.00 |
| 171 | Wilson | Frederica Wilson | D | FL | $5,000.00 |
| 172 | Woodall | Rob Woodall | R | GA | $5,000.00 |
| 173 | Woolsey | Lynn Woolsey | D | CA | $5,000.00 |
| 174 | Yarmuth | John Yarmuth | D | KY | $5,000.00 |
| 175 | Hartzler | Vicky Hartzler | R | MO | $4,674.00 |
| 176 | Nelson | Bill Nelson | R | FL | $3,000.00 |
| 177 | Thune | John Thune | R | SD | $2,000.00 |