During the period from 2009 to 2010, the agriculture and food-related industries donated $8,488,399 to the 21 Senate Agriculture Committee members in the 112th Congress: $5,460,105 to the 10 Republican members, and $3,028,294 to the 11 Democratic members, as listed below.
Five senators received 59%, $5,002,720, of the $8,448,399 industry donations to Agriculture Committee members: Sen. Saxy Chambliss (R-GA) - $2,038,340 Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) - $1,003,037 Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) - $679,206 Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) - $662,828 Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) - $619,309Additionally, lobbyists representing unspecified industries donated $5,215,928 in 2009-2010 to the 21 Senate Agriculture Committee members.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
112th Congress, 2011-2012
Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia Crop Production & Basic Processing - $831,111 Agricultural Services/Products - $400,671 Lobbyists - $331,129 Food Processing & Sales - $311,850 Food & Beverage - $231,000 Dairy - $105,150 Poultry & Eggs - $87,200 Livestock - $71,358Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky (Senate Minority Leader) Lobbyists - $606,053 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $253,394 Food Processing & Sales - $226,149 Food & Beverage - $207,500 Agricultural Services/Products - $203,294 Livestock - $112,700Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas (Ranking Republican committee member) Agricultural Services/Products - $231,050 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $170,243 Food Processing & Sales - $96,700 Food & Beverage - $62,350 Livestock - $59,986 Dairy - $42,499Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska Food Processing & Sales - $126,548 Agricultural Services/Products - $112,650 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $80,876 Lobbyists - $75,400 Dairy - $73,190 Food & Beverage - $67,061Sen. Thad Cochrane of Mississippi Crop Production & Basic Processing - $177,044 Agricultural Services/Products - $104,200 Lobbyists - $103,600Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa Agricultural Services/Products - $193,200 Lobbyists - $293,899Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana Food Processing & Sales - $89,599 Lobbyists - $86,501 Agricultural Services/Products - $81,700 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $55,175Sen. John Thune of South Dakota Lobbyists - $273,508 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $110,203 Agricultural Services/Products - $103,030 Food & Beverage - $73,100 Dairy - $71,150 Livestock - $35,475Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota Food Processing & Sales - $54,000 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $51,200Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas Crop Production & Basic Processing - $49,880 Food Processing & Sales - $46,619DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
112th Congress, 2011-2012
Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska Lobbyists - $345,157 Agricultural Services/Products - $195,100 Food Processing & Sales - $152,300 Food & Beverage - $149,756 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $104,800 Livestock - $41,250 Dairy - $36,000Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa Lobbyists - $418,354 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $240,735 Agricultural Services/Products - $184,095 Dairy - $76,799 Food Processing & Sales - $73,58 Livestock - $44,100Sen. Max Baucus of Montana Lobbyists - $483,105 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $124,530 Food Processing & Sales - $63,800 Food & Beverage - $62,003Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan (Committee Chair) Lobbyists - $316,596 Agricultural Services/Products - $93,450 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $91,050 Food Processing & Sales - $36,166 Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota Lobbyists - $228,092 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $157,475 Agricultural Services/Products - $93,112 Dairy - $31,500 Food Processing & Sales - $22,500 Sen. Robert Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania Lobbyists - $305,589 Food & Beverage - $64,376 Food Processing & Sales - $42,750 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $38,300 Agricultural Services/Products - $29,700Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York Lobbyists - $388,421 Food & Beverage - $61,275 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $53,700 Agricultural Services/Products - $53,548 Food Processing & Sales - $48,185 Dairy - $40,600Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado Lobbyists - $286,809 Food & Beverage - $53,059 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $41,550 Livestock - $35,489Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio Lobbyists - $240,498 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $53,627 Food & Beverage - $36,300 Agricultural Services/Products - $32,150Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota Lobbyists - $158,167 Food Processing & Sales - $103,003 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $62,156 Food & Beverage - $46,475Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont Lobbyists - $275,050 Agricultural Services/Products - $32,250 Crop Production & Basic Processing - $25,700SOURCE - Center for Responsive Politics website
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