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American Crystal Sugar

Tracked because Company with government contracts or ties to tracked networks · 15 documented connections
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

American Crystal Sugar is documented in FEC and OpenSecrets aggregations as a corporate donor to 13 federal officials (7 Republican / 6 Democrat) in the U.S. House. Top documented contributions where dollar amounts are parseable: Norma J. Torres ($55K), Ronny Jackson ($30K), Jefferson Van Drew ($10K). Surfaced through the congressional donor-handoff pipeline; descriptions on each individual donor→official edge cite the originating cycle, payment count, and policy framing where available.

Facts on record2
Connections mapped15
Sources cited15
✦ Thin coverage gap +43 connected to 15 entities · only 2 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 2S
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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Connection Map
Key Connections
← American Crystal Sugar Company PAC organization
synonym
American Crystal Sugar Company PAC is the political action committee for American Crystal Sugar.
← Frederica S. Wilson person
financial_recipient
Received $10,000 in PAC contributions in 2024 cycle.
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 145d ago · Avg age: 4150d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (2) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Top documented donor→official edge by parseable dollar amount: Norma J. Torres ($55K, Democrat). Amount string extracted from the connection's source-text blob.
Added: 24 May 2026
Pending Review American Crystal Sugar is recorded in the platform's donor graph as funding 13 federal officials (7 Republican / 6 Democrat) in the U.S. House. All edges are sourced from FEC/OpenSecrets aggregations imported via the congressional-handoff pipeline.
Added: 24 May 2026
All Connections (15)
→ Gabe Amo person
donor secondary
2024 cycle: $10,000 in PAC contributions across 2 payments (2024-06-17 and 2024-09-19)
→ Harriet M. Hageman person
donor secondary
2024 cycle: $7,500 PAC contribution.
→ James P. McGovern person
donor secondary
2024 cycle: $10,000 PAC contribution. McGovern sits on the House Agriculture Committee, which has jurisdiction over federal sugar policy. He defended the donation, saying he welcomes support from those who 'agree with his values' on locally grown food.
→ James R. Baird person
donor secondary
2024 cycle: $10,000 PAC contribution. Tied for Baird's largest donor.
→ Jefferson Van Drew person
donor secondary
2024: $10,050 via PAC ($10,000) and individual ($50) contributions
→ Juan Vargas person
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC
→ Keith Self person
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via campaign committee (all PAC)
→ Linda T. Sánchez person
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC contributions. Sánchez serves on the Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over trade and agricultural policy including sugar subsidies.
→ Mary E. Miller person
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC through 2 payments. Sugar beet growers are a significant agricultural interest in the Midwest. Miller serves on the House Agriculture Committee.
→ Michelle Fischbach person
donor secondary
Career: American Crystal Sugar PAC is among Fischbach's top institutional donors. The Red River Valley sugar beet cooperative is headquartered in MN-07 and processes sugar beets grown by member-farmers across Fischbach's district.
→ Mike Thompson person
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC.
→ Norma J. Torres person
donor secondary
2013-2024: $55,000 via PAC. Torres serves on the Appropriations Committee, which controls agricultural spending including sugar subsidies.
→ Ronny Jackson person
donor secondary
2019-2024: $30,000 via PAC (all PAC contributions).
← Frederica S. Wilson person
financial_recipient confirmed
Received $10,000 in PAC contributions in 2024 cycle.
synonym primary since 2024
American Crystal Sugar Company PAC is the political action committee for American Crystal Sugar.
Sources (15)
2026-05-25 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: American Crystal Sugar not found in usaspending claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-25 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: American Crystal Sugar not found in sam_gov claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-25 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: American Crystal Sugar not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt