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DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.

Data as of Oct 16, 2026
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CIK 916540Fats & Oils

Political giving

DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.'s PAC gave $329,000 across 156 contributions to 41 sitting members of Congress in the 2024 and 2026 cycles, per FEC filings.

Largest recipients

PoliticianGiftsTotal
RPete RickettsSenate · Nebraska
8$22,000
RMichelle FischbachHouse · Minnesota
10$20,000
RAdrian SmithHouse · Nebraska
6$19,000
DRichard NealHouse · Massachusetts
7$17,100
DNikki BudzinskiHouse · Illinois
7$16,000
RDarin LaHoodHouse · Illinois
6$16,000
DDon DavisHouse · North Carolina
7$15,000
DTammy BaldwinSenate · Wisconsin
6$15,000
DAngie CraigHouse · Minnesota
6$15,000
RJason SmithHouse · Missouri
3$15,000

The PAC

Only committees the FEC registers as corporate PACs are counted; each links to its FEC filings. Contributions are to members' principal campaign committees.

By party

  • Republicans 65% · $214K
  • Democrats 35% · $115K

Party is the recipient's; leadership PACs and party committees are counted with "committees and unmatched".

By cycle

  • 2024 cycle$226K118 gifts
  • 2026 cycle$104K38 gifts

Coverage: 2024 from Jan 2023 to Dec 2024; 2026 from Jan 2025 to Jul 2026.

Data: FEC (PAC contributions, Schedule A), Quiver Quantitative (congressional holdings, lobbying, contracts), Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, USAspending, congressional periodic transaction reports. Records are matched to DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. through its SEC registration (CIK 916540) and tickers DAR.

As of: PAC donations through Jul 15, 2026; lobbying filings through Jul 19, 2026; contract actions through Dec 12, 2025. Snapshot rebuilt Oct 16, 2026.

Holdings values are estimates from disclosed ranges. PAC contributions cover the current and previous election cycle and count only gifts to sitting members' principal campaign committees, so leadership PACs and losing candidates are not included.