General Mills, Inc.

Probable

GIS·Food & Beverage

Also known as:CheeriosHäagen-DazsBetty CrockerYoplaitPillsburyNature ValleyLucky Charms

Political party breakdown

Corporate/PAC contributions by recipient party for General Mills, Inc..

$60,500

corporate/PAC spending

Republican

$37,500

62%

Democratic

$23,000

38%

Party is taken from the recipient's official filing. Transactions without a disclosed party are labeled Unknown — never inferred.

Where the money went by state

Geographic breakdown of General Mills, Inc.'s corporate/PAC contributions. Click a state to see the red/blue split and local recipients.

Dem lean Rep leanDarker = more spending

Minnesota

$28,500 corporate/PAC to recipients in this state

Democratic

$15,000 · 53%

Republican

$13,500 · 47%

Local recipients

ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESS

$12,500

EMMER FOR CONGRESS

$10,000

FINSTAD FOR CONGRESS

$3,500

TINA SMITH FOR MINNESOTA

$2,500

State reflects the recipient's reported state. Contributions without a disclosed state are excluded. Showing all available election cycles.

Political footprint

Money associated with General Mills, Inc., separated by source. No combined totals.

Corporate / PAC

$60,500

25 contributions

Directly attributable to the company or its registered PAC.

Figures reflect committee/PAC spending only. Individual-contributor (Schedule A) data is excluded per FEC commercial-use restrictions. Showing all available election cycles.

Federal only. BuyAligned tracks political money disclosed to the FEC — federal candidates, parties, and PACs. It does not include state- or local-level contributions (e.g., ballot measures, state candidates), which are disclosed to separate state agencies and are out of scope here.

Similar companies by political lean

Consumer competitors of General Mills, Inc. and which way their corporate/PAC money leans.

Leans blue

3 shown

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Leans red

3 shown

GGoogle$506K to Republican · 60% of total PPEPSICO, INC. CONCERNED CITIZENS FUND$55K to Republican · 51% of total CCONAGRA BRANDS, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION$26K to Republican · 78% of total

Top political recipients

Where General Mills, Inc.'s corporate/PAC money went.

Recipient	Type	Party	Amount	Date
ANGIE CRAIG FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Democratic	$12,500	Mar 27, 2025
EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$10,000	Mar 27, 2025
ASHLEY FOR IOWACandidate	Candidate	Republican	$5,000	Sep 30, 2025
BOOZMAN FOR ARKANSASCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$3,500	Oct 26, 2023
FINSTAD FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$3,500	Oct 24, 2023
FRIENDS OF TODD YOUNG, INC.Candidate	Candidate	Republican	$2,500	Sep 30, 2025
JONI FOR IOWACandidate	Candidate	Republican	$2,500	Mar 28, 2025
LAHOOD FOR CONGRESSCandidate	Candidate	Republican	$2,500	Mar 27, 2025
STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANACandidate	Candidate	Republican	$2,500	Mar 27, 2025
DAVIS FOR CONGRESS/FRIENDS OF DAVISCandidate	Candidate	Democratic	$2,500	Nov 30, 2023

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PAC activity

Political committees affiliated with this company.

Corporate PACUnverified

GENERAL MILLS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

C00062646 · MN

Political organizations

Committees reliably associated with this company.

GENERAL MILLS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Corporate PAC · C00062646

Unverified

Lobbying activity

Federal lobbying filings disclosed by General Mills, Inc. (LDA / Senate records), kept separate from contributions.

Total disclosed

$920,000

Filings

Top registrant

THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

$600,000

Agriculture · 13Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · 5Budget/Appropriations · 3Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) · 3

Date

Registrant

Amount

2026-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2026
OGR
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
2026-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2026
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.
Agriculture
$60,000
2026-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2026
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.
Agriculture
$60,000
2026-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2026
OGR
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
2025-12-31
4th Quarter - Report 2025
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.
Agriculture
$60,000
2025-12-31
4th Quarter - Report 2025
OGR
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
2025-09-30
3rd Quarter - Report 2025
OGR
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
2025-09-30
3rd Quarter - Report 2025
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.
Agriculture
$60,000
2025-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2025
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.
Agriculture
$60,000
2025-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2025
OGR
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$20,000
2025-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2025
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.
Agriculture
$80,000
2024-12-31
4th Quarter - Report 2024
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.
Agriculture
$40,000
2024-09-30
3rd Quarter - Report 2024
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.
Agriculture
$60,000
2024-09-30
3rd Quarter - Termination 2024
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC
Agriculture; Budget/Appropriations; Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$20,000
2024-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2024
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC
Agriculture; Budget/Appropriations; Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$40,000
2024-06-30
2nd Quarter - Report 2024
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.
Agriculture
$60,000
2024-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2024
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.
Agriculture
$60,000
2024-03-31
1st Quarter - Report 2024
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC
Agriculture; Budget/Appropriations; Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$40,000

Lobbying amounts are income/expense figures reported in each LDA filing and are shown per filing, not summed into the contribution totals above. Showing all available years.

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