Contributors 2021 - 2022

Leadership PAC: Land of Opportunity PAC

Rank	Contributor	Total	Individuals	PACs
1	Murphy Oil	$32,500	$22,500	$10,000
2	American Israel Public Affairs Cmte	$22,903	$15,003	$7,900
3	PotlatchDeltic Corp	$12,900	$2,900	$10,000
4	James Foundation	$11,600	$11,600	$0
5	Weyerhaeuser Co	$11,500	$1,500	$10,000
6	Ryan LLC	$11,200	$8,700	$2,500
7	Maxwell Hardwood Flooring	$10,300	$10,300	$0
8	American Bankers Assn	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	American Crystal Sugar	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	American Sportfishing Assn	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	Exxon Mobil	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	Home Depot	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	Koch Industries	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	Lockheed Martin	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	Majority Cmte PAC	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	National Auto Dealers Assn	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	National Cattlemen's Beef Assn	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	National Marine Manufacturers Assn	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	National Stone, Sand & Gravel Assn	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	Safari Club International	$10,000	$0	$10,000
8	Vaagen Brothers Lumber	$10,000	$10,000	$0
8	Williams Companies	$10,000	$0	$10,000
25	Brownstein, Hyatt et al	$9,750	$7,750	$2,000
26	Microsoft Corp	$9,500	$1,000	$8,500
26	Union Pacific Corp	$9,500	$0	$9,500
28	Anthony Timberlands	$8,700	$8,700	$0
28	Rabb'S Construction	$8,700	$8,700	$0
30	Resource Management Service LLC	$8,598	$8,598	$0
31	American Council of Engineering Cos	$8,500	$0	$8,500
31	Honeywell International	$8,500	$0	$8,500
33	National Assn of Realtors	$8,000	$0	$8,000
34	Stephens Inc	$7,900	$2,900	$5,000
35	Associated Builders & Contractors	$7,500	$0	$7,500
35	BNSF Railway	$7,500	$0	$7,500
35	Center for Sportfishing Policy	$7,500	$0	$7,500
35	Chevron Corp	$7,500	$0	$7,500
35	Delta Air Lines	$7,500	$0	$7,500
35	Green Diamond Resource Co	$7,500	$0	$7,500
35	Marathon Petroleum	$7,500	$0	$7,500
35	National Alliance of Forest Owners	$7,500	$0	$7,500
35	National Shooting Sports Foundation	$7,500	$0	$7,500
35	National Turkey Federation	$7,500	$0	$7,500
45	Risher Companies	$7,300	$7,300	$0
46	National Mining Assn	$7,000	$1,000	$6,000
46	USA Rice Federation	$7,000	$0	$7,000
48	United Parcel Service	$6,500	$0	$6,500
49	Ledwell & Son Enterprises	$6,050	$6,050	$0
49	Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel	$6,050	$6,050	$0
51	Federal Forest Resource Coalition	$6,000	$0	$6,000
51	National Air Traffic Controllers Assn	$6,000	$0	$6,000
51	National Assn of Home Builders	$6,000	$0	$6,000
51	National Cotton Council	$6,000	$0	$6,000
51	Tyson Foods	$6,000	$0	$6,000
56	McDonald's Corp	$5,900	$3,900	$2,000
57	Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Arena Energy	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Central Arkansas Nursing Centers	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Cherokee Nation	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Chickasaw Nation	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	ClearPath Action	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Dillard's Inc	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Hixson Lumber Sales	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Horizon Capital Partners, Lllp	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Houston Energy LP	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Idaho Forest Group	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Nix Patterson LLP	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Pafford Emergency Medical Svcs	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Pascua Yaqui Tribe	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Pechanga Band Of Luiseno Mission Indians	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Poarch Band of Creek Indians	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Roseburg Forest Products	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Ross Explorations	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Ryburn Motor Co	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Walton Family Foundation	$5,800	$5,800	$0
57	Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation	$5,800	$5,800	$0
79	Morongo Band of Mission Indians	$5,600	$5,600	$0
79	Neeley Forestry Service	$5,600	$5,600	$0
81	Cheniere Energy	$5,500	$500	$5,000
81	Entergy Corp	$5,500	$0	$5,500
83	Air Line Pilots Assn	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Amazon.com	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	American Forest Resource Council	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	American Fuel & Petrochem Manufacturers	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	American Maritime Officers	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	American Society of Anesthesiologists	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	American Trucking Assns	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Anheuser-Busch	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	ConocoPhillips	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Crop Insurance Professionals Assn	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Deere & Co	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Double Eagle Development	$5,000	$5,000	$0
83	Eye of the Tiger PAC	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	General Dynamics	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	General Motors	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Google Inc	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Gulf States Toyota	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Hardwood Federation	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	House Conservatives Fund	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Huck PAC	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Independence Tube	$5,000	$5,000	$0
83	International Paper	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	National Apartment Assn	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	National Assn of Convenience Stores	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	New York Life Insurance	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Norfolk Southern	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Occidental Petroleum	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Phillips 66	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Rayonier Inc	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Riceland Foods	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Road to Freedom PAC	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	S&B Engineers & Constructors	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Salesforce.com	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Save America	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	South Valley Water PAC	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Southwest Airlines Pilots Assn	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Valero Energy	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Verizon Communications	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Walmart Inc	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Westervelt Co	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	WestRock Co	$5,000	$0	$5,000
83	Wholesale Electric Supply	$5,000	$5,000	$0

*registrants, or active lobbying firm

These tables list the top donors to candidates in the 2021 - 2022 election cycle. The organizations themselves did not donate, rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

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