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POET PAC
Political Action Committee
Campaign Contribution Details
2012 Election Cycle

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Address4615 NORTH LEWIS AVENUE
SIOUX FALLS, SD  57104
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Financial Details in the 2012 Election Cycle
POET PAC

Through 11/26/2012
Category$ Dollar Amount
Total Receipts$649,210
Transfers From Affiliates$0
Contributions From Individuals$649,210
Contributions From Other Political Committees$0
Total Loans Received$0
Total Disbursements$598,726
Transfers To Affiliates$0
Refunds To Individuals$240
Refunds to Committees$0
Loan Repayments$0
Beginning Cash$281,126
Ending Cash$331,610
Debts Owed By$0
Nonfederal Transfers Received$0
Contributions Made To Other Committees$341,000
Independent Expenditures Made$0
Party Coordinated Expenditures Made$0
Nonfederal Share of Expenditures$0

Top 100 Donations/Contributions in the 2012 Election Cycle
POET PAC

Name/
Location
Employer/
Occupation
Contribution
$ Amount
Primary/
General
Date
WARD, LARRY
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet/Sr. Vp$5,000 02/15/2011
BROCK, DONALD
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57104
Poet/Rvp$5,000 02/23/2011
PIERSON, RODNEY
DELL RAPIDS, SD
57022
Poet/Director Of Plant Operations$5,000 02/28/2011
MOE, JAMES
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet Llc/Chief Operating Officer$5,000 03/01/2011
VOEGELE, TIM
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57106
Poet Llc/Regional Vice President Of Operations$5,000 03/03/2011
LAUTT, JEFF
DELL RAPIDS, SD
57022
Poet, Llc/President$5,000 03/14/2011
STURDEVANT, JAMES
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57105
Poet, Llc/Director, Project Liberty$5,000 03/15/2011
BROIN, TODD
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57106
Retired/Retired$5,000 03/25/2011
WEISHAAR, SCOTT
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet Llc/Director Of Business Development$5,000 03/30/2011
LUDTKE, CRAIG
ALBERT LEA, MN
56007
Commodity Marketing Co, Inc./Owner$5,000 04/05/2011
BROIN, JEFF
DELL RAPIDS, SD
57022
Poet, Llc/Ceo$5,000 04/14/2011
SWEAT, BENJAMIN
BEL AIRE, KS
67226
Poet Ethanol Products/Coo$5,000 04/21/2011
HOFFMAN, BLAKE
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Blue Mountain Development/Owner$5,000 06/09/2011
SANDS, GREG
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Sands Drywall/Ceo$5,000 06/09/2011
SATHER, RODNEY
VIVIAN, SD
57576
Self-Employed/Farmer$5,000 06/09/2011
LANPHIER, CHARLES III
SIOUX CITY, IA
51104
L&L Distributing/President$5,000 06/14/2011
O'CONNOR, BOB
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57104
Rm2B/Owner$5,000 06/14/2011
JACOBSON, GARRY
SIOUX FSLLS, SD
57108
Malloy Electric/President$5,000 06/24/2011
KIRBY, STEVE
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57104
Bluestem Capital Company/President$5,000 06/28/2011
SATHER, LARRY
SPIRIT LAKE, IA
51360
Retired/Retired$5,000 07/01/2011
WHITEMAN, ROBERT
WICHITA, KS
67230
Poet Ethanol Products/Cfo$5,000 07/10/2011
RICKERT, CRAIG
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Rickert & Assoc./Owner$5,000 08/26/2011
RIVERS, MICHAEL
WINONA, MN
55987
Real Estate Company/Owner$5,000 08/29/2011
SATHER, DUANE
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Retired/Retired$5,000 08/30/2011
CASPER, ARLENE
ANDOVER, KS
67002
Retired/Retired$5,000 08/31/2011
CASPER, ROBERT
ANDOVER, KS
67002
Ep/President$5,000 08/31/2011
BROWN, JON
BALTIC, SD
57003
Stockwell Engineers/Civil Engineer$5,000 09/07/2011
MUESKE, DUANE
SPIRIT LAKE, IA
51360
Mueske Electric Inc/Owner$5,000 09/14/2011
THURMAN, FRED
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57106
Retired/Retired$5,000 09/16/2011
THOMAS, WALSH SR
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57106
Burger King/Owner$5,000 09/26/2011
PERRY, JAMES
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57105
Retired/Retired$5,000 10/01/2011
BROIN, ROB
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Self-Employed/Consultant$5,000 11/01/2011
BOCKORNY, DAVE
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Bockorny Group Inc/President/Ceo$5,000 01/23/2012
KIRBY, DAN
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57105
Kirby Financial/President$5,000 02/14/2012
VOEGELE, TIM
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57106
Poet Llc/Regional Vice President Of Operations$5,000 02/20/2012
BROIN, TODD
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
$5,000 02/23/2012
BROCK, DONALD
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet/Rvp$5,000 03/01/2012
DEVOS, DENNY
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet/Vp Of Corporate Finance$5,000 03/15/2012
WARD, LARRY
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet/Sr Vp Of Project Development$5,000 03/27/2012
SWEAT, BEN
BEL AIRE, KS
67226
Poet Ep/Coo$5,000 04/03/2012
LAUTT, JEFF
DELL RAPIDS, SD
57022
Poet/Ceo$5,000 04/10/2012
PIERSON, RODNEY
DELL RAPIDS, SD
57022
Llc/Director Of Plant Operations$5,000 05/04/2012
SATHER, LARRY
SPIRIT LAKE, IA
51360
Retired/Retired$5,000 08/07/2012
SEARL, JASON
WILMAR, KS
67206
Ep/Vp Ethanol Trending & Marketing$5,000 08/08/2012
WHITEMAN, ROBERT
WICHITA, KS
67230
Ep/Cfo$5,000 08/08/2012
CASPER, ROBERT
WICHITA, KS
67206
Ep/President$5,000 08/14/2012
ROBERT, CASPER
WICHITA,
67206
Self-Employed/Homemaker$5,000 08/14/2012
ANGELA, WHITEMAN
WICHITA, KS
67230
Self-Employed/Homemaker$5,000 08/15/2012
HUNTER, RICHARDS
SCRANTON, IA
51467
Self-Employed/Farmer$5,000 08/15/2012
MUESKE, DUANE
SPIRIT LAKE, IA
51360
Mueske Electric/Owner$5,000 08/21/2012
HARDER, TRAVIS
GROTON, SD
57445
Self-Employed/Farmer$5,000 09/06/2012
HOFFMAN, BLAKE
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Blue Mountain Development/Developer$5,000 09/11/2012
JACOBSON, GARRY
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Malloy Electric/Owner$5,000 09/15/2012
SEARL, CHRISTINA
WILMAR, KS
67206
Self-Employed/Homemaker$5,000 09/15/2012
DAVID, BEARDEN
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet/General Counsel$5,000 09/17/2012
RIVERS, MICHAEL
WINONA, MN
55987
Real Estate Company/Owner$5,000 09/17/2012
SATHER, RODNEY
VIVIAN, SD
57576
Self-Employed/Farmer$5,000 09/27/2012
ASSAM, SAMUEL
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57106
Assam Companies/Owner/Attorney$5,000 10/16/2012
BROIN, ROB
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Self-Employed/Consultant$5,000 10/16/2012
KIRBY, STEVE
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57105
Bluestem Capital/President$4,125 08/23/2012
GUNDERSON, BRIAN
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Gunderson's Jewelry/Owner$4,000 08/30/2011
GROSS, KLAY
WICHITA, KS
67212
Poet Ehtanol Products/Business Anaylst$3,500 08/23/2011
BERVEN, DOUG
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet, Llc/Sr Director Of Corporate Affairs$3,000 04/21/2011
CLEMENT, CONRAD
STEWARTVILLE, MN
55976
Featherlite/Chairman$2,800 05/05/2011
LADLIE, STEVE
HOLLANDALE, MN
56045
Frontier Family Farms/Farmer$2,500 04/12/2011
ELMEN, ELOISE
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57105
Retired/Retired$2,500 06/28/2011
ELMEN, ROBERT
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Elmen Enterprises/President$2,500 06/28/2011
SEARL, JASON
WITCHITA, KS
69206
Ep/Vp Marketing & Portfolio$2,500 08/03/2011
SEARL, JASON
WITCHITA, KS
69206
Ep/Vp Marketing & Portfolio$2,500 08/31/2011
DEVOS, DENNY
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet Llc/Vp Of Corporate Finance$2,500 09/21/2011
BEARDEN, DAVID
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Svp General Counsel/Poet$2,500 12/11/2011
VCULEK, BERNARD
OAKES, ND
58474
Self-Employed/Farmer$2,500 03/21/2012
KOPECKY, KEN
LOHRVILLE, IA
51453
Self-Employed/Farmer$2,500 08/15/2012
LADLIE, STEVE
HOLLANDALE, MN
56045
Frontier Family Farms/Farmer$2,500 09/28/2012
BOEN, DONALD
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Boen & Associates/Owner$2,000 06/09/2011
KIENOW, RANDY
ABERDEEN, SD
57401
Self-Employed/Farmer$1,500 03/22/2012
BEARDEN, DAVID
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet, Llc/General Counsel$1,250 04/06/2011
BEARDEN, DAVID
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57108
Poet, Llc/General Counsel$1,250 07/20/2011
SORENSEN, NELS
VERMILLION, SD
57069
Self-Employed/Farmer$1,000 03/28/2011
IBURG, PAUL
ALEXANDRIA, SD
57311
Self-Employed/Farmer$1,000 04/13/2011
ORTNER, ALVIN
FRANKENMUTH, MI
48734
Self-Employed/Farmer$1,000 04/15/2011
GEBAUER, JEFFREY
SIOUX CITY, IA
51109
Ipi Asset Management, Inc/Owner$1,000 06/09/2011
WHALEN, TOM
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57105
Elmen Enterprises/Cfo$1,000 06/28/2011
SCHUMACHER, DEAN
HERON LAKE, MN
56137
Retired/Retired$1,000 11/01/2011
SIMMONS, DARRELL
PARKSTON, SD
57366
Retired/Retired$1,000 02/14/2012
SORENSEN, GRANT
VERMILLION, SD
57069
Sorensen Family Farm/Owner$1,000 02/16/2012
HEFTY, RONALD
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Self-Employed/Farmer$1,000 03/20/2012
SCHRAG, DENNIS
FREEMAN, SD
57029
Self-Employed/Farmer$1,000 04/04/2012
ORTNER, ALVIN
FRANKENMUTH, MI
48734
Self-Employed/Farmer$1,000 04/30/2012
BOCKORNY, JILL
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Self-Employed/Homemaker$1,000 06/28/2012
BOYT, ROBERT
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57101
Retired/Retired$1,000 06/28/2012
CLINE, TERESA
ROACHDALE, IN
46712
Self-Employed/Farmer$1,000 08/15/2012
BACKHAUS, RODNEY
MANILLA, IA
51454
Self-Employed/Farmer$1,000 09/17/2012
BERG, DEWAYNE
ELLSWORTH, IA
50075
Self-Employed/Farmer$1,000 09/17/2012
DANNER, RICH
TEMPLTEON, IA
51463
Self-Employed/Farmer$800 04/28/2011
ROGGENBUCK, TERRY
HARBOR BEACH, MI
48441
Self-Employed/Farmer$750 09/19/2011
HEFTY, RONALD
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Self-Employed/Farmer$660 03/17/2011
ALHAMBRA, EDGAR
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57104
Poet Llc/Regional Vice President$585 08/31/2012
LOVELAND, DANIEL
SIOUX FALLS, SD
57103
Poet, Llc/Cfo$576 08/31/2012
REDFORD, STEVE
BRANDON, SD
57005
Poet Llc/Director Of Engineering$576 08/31/2012

Political Candidates Receiving Contributions in the 2012 Election Cycle from
POET PAC

Candidate NameOfficePartyStateDistrictPrimary/
General
$ Dollar
Amount
Date
BERG, RICHARD A House of RepsRepublicanND 00G$2,50008/24/2012
BERG, RICHARD A House of RepsRepublicanND 00P$1,00006/22/2011
BERG, RICHARD A House of RepsRepublicanND 00P$1,00005/29/2012
BLUNT, ROY SenateRepublicanMO --P$2,50007/13/2012
BOEHNER, JOHN A House of RepsRepublicanOH 08P$5,00009/24/2012
BOEHNER, JOHN A House of RepsRepublicanOH 08G$5,00009/24/2012
BRALEY, BRUCE L House of RepsDemocratIA 01G$2,00010/09/2012
BROOKS, SUSAN MRS. House of RepsRepublicanIN 05G$1,00008/27/2012
BROOKS, SUSAN MRS. House of RepsRepublicanIN 05G$1,00009/04/2012
BROWN, SHERROD SenateDemocratOH --P$1,00009/07/2011
BROWN, SHERROD SenateDemocratOH --G$3,00010/05/2012
BROWN, SHERROD SenateDemocratOH --P$1,00002/24/2012
BRUNING, JON C SenateRepublicanNE --P$2,50002/21/2012
BUCSHON, LARRY D House of RepsRepublicanIN 08G$2,00010/15/2012
CASEY, ROBERT P JR SenateDemocratPA --G$2,00010/09/2012
COATS, DANIEL R SenateRepublicanIN --P$1,00009/11/2012
DONNELLY, JOSEPH S SenateDemocratIN --G$5,00009/25/2012
DURBIN, RICHARD J SenateDemocratIL --P$1,00009/29/2011
DURBIN, RICHARD J SenateDemocratIL --P$2,00003/25/2011
FISCHER, DEBRA S SenateRepublicanNE --G$2,50010/12/2012
GARDNER, CORY House of RepsRepublicanCO 04G$2,00009/25/2012
GARDNER, CORY House of RepsRepublicanCO 04G$2,00008/24/2012
GINGRICH, NEWT PresidentRepublicanGA --P$5,00006/22/2011
GRAVES, SAMUEL B 'SAM' House of RepsRepublicanMO 06G$2,00008/13/2012
HOEVEN, JOHN SenateRepublicanND --P$1,00009/27/2011
HUELSKAMP, TIMOTHY A REPRESENTA House of RepsRepublicanKS 01G$2,50009/11/2012
JENKINS, LYNN House of RepsRepublicanKS 02G$1,00010/09/2012
JOHANNS, MICHAEL O SenateRepublicanNE --G$2,50008/24/2012
JOHNSON, TIM SenateDemocratSD --P$2,50007/24/2012
KAPTUR, MARCY C HON. House of RepsDemocratOH 09G$2,00009/04/2012
KIND, RON House of RepsDemocratWI 03G$2,00008/27/2012
KING, STEVE MR. House of RepsRepublicanIA 04G$2,50009/24/2012
KING, STEVE MR. House of RepsRepublicanIA 04P$1,00004/21/2011
KLOBUCHAR, AMY J SenateDemocratMN --P$5,00006/26/2012
KLOBUCHAR, AMY J SenateDemocratMN --G$5,00006/22/2012
LATHAM, THOMAS House of RepsRepublicanIA 03P$2,50005/15/2012
LATHAM, THOMAS House of RepsRepublicanIA 03G$2,50010/05/2012
LATHAM, THOMAS House of RepsRepublicanIA 03P$2,50008/04/2011
LATTA, ROBERT EDWARD MR House of RepsRepublicanOH 05G$1,00008/03/2012
LATTA, ROBERT EDWARD MR House of RepsRepublicanOH 05G$1,00010/22/2012
LOEBSACK, DAVID WAYNE House of RepsDemocratIA 02G$1,00010/09/2012
LUCAS, FRANK D. House of RepsRepublicanOK 03G$2,00008/24/2012
LUETKEMEYER, W BLAINE House of RepsRepublicanMO 03P$2,50011/23/2011
LUGAR, RICHARD G SenateRepublicanDC --P$3,00005/03/2011
LUGAR, RICHARD G SenateRepublicanDC --P$2,00003/21/2011
MCCASKILL, CLAIRE SenateDemocratDC --P$1,00006/15/2012
MCCASKILL, CLAIRE SenateDemocratDC --G$2,00009/25/2012
MCCONNELL, MITCH SenateRepublicanKY --P$2,00006/01/2011
NELSON, E BENJAMIN SenateDemocratNE --P$2,00001/26/2011
NELSON, E BENJAMIN SenateDemocratNE --P$1,00009/29/2011
NOEM, KRISTI LYNN House of RepsRepublicanSD 00P$1,00005/17/2011
NOEM, KRISTI LYNN House of RepsRepublicanSD 00P$4,00006/01/2011
NOEM, KRISTI LYNN House of RepsRepublicanSD 00G$5,00010/22/2012
PAWLENTY, TIMOTHY PresidentRepublicanMN --P$5,00006/20/2011
PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK House of RepsDemocrat Farm LaborMN 07G$2,50009/27/2012
PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK House of RepsDemocrat Farm LaborMN 07P$3,50006/29/2012
PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK House of RepsDemocrat Farm LaborMN 07G$1,50007/24/2012
PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK House of RepsDemocrat Farm LaborMN 07P$1,50008/02/2011
PORTMAN, ROB SenateRepublicanOH --P$2,00007/13/2012
ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. PresidentRepublicanMA --P$5,00009/08/2011
ROSKAM, PETER House of RepsRepublicanIL 06G$2,50008/24/2012
SHIMKUS, JOHN M House of RepsRepublicanIL 15G$3,00008/24/2012
SHIMKUS, JOHN M House of RepsRepublicanIL 15P$2,00007/13/2012
SMITH, ADRIAN House of RepsRepublicanNE 03P$1,00005/05/2011
SMITH, ADRIAN House of RepsRepublicanNE 03P$2,50009/13/2011
STABENOW, DEBBIE SenateDemocratMI --P$1,00008/10/2011
STABENOW, DEBBIE SenateDemocratMI --P$1,00008/25/2011
STABENOW, DEBBIE SenateDemocratMI --G$2,00010/09/2012
STABENOW, DEBBIE SenateDemocratMI --P$1,00002/15/2012
STIVERS, STEVE MR. House of RepsRepublicanOH 15G$2,00010/05/2012
STUTZMAN, MARLIN A House of RepsRepublicanIN 03P$2,50005/29/2012
TERRY, LEE House of RepsRepublicanNE 02G$1,00010/22/2012
THUNE, JOHN R SenateRepublicanSD --P$5,00001/10/2012
THUNE, JOHN R SenateRepublicanSD --G$5,00001/10/2012
UDALL, MARK E SenateDemocratCO --G$2,00008/27/2012
WALORSKI (SWIHART), JACKIE House of RepsRepublicanIN 02G$2,50007/31/2012
WALZ, TIMOTHY J. House of RepsDemocratMN 01G$2,00010/19/2012
WALZ, TIMOTHY J. House of RepsDemocratMN 01G$1,00009/16/2011
WALZ, TIMOTHY J. House of RepsDemocratMN 01P$1,00006/18/2012
WALZ, TIMOTHY J. House of RepsDemocratMN 01P$1,00003/30/2012
YODER, KEVIN House of RepsUnknownKS 03G$2,00010/09/2012

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