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Alabama Farmers Federation

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Alabama Farmers Federation
Leadership:Jerry A. Newby, President, and Paul Pinyan, Executive Director
Website:Official Website

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The Alabama Farmers Federation (AFF) was founded in 1921. It is currently the largest farm organization in the state with over 400,000 members. It is comprised of 67 individual county Farmers Federations. The AFF works both at the state and federal level to "protect and enhance the standard of living for rural residents."[1]

Campaign Contributions

State Candidates

2010

In the 2010 legislative elections, the AFF contributed $591,293 to state senate candidates in Alabama. Additionally, a total of $578,009 was donated to Assembly candidates. The AFF was the 6th and 4th largest donor in the Senate and Assembly races, respectively.

The top 5 recipients of campaign contributions from the AFF in 2010 were:[2]

Candidate Amount Result


Republican Party Dorman Grace, Agricultural Commissioner $133,458 Defeatedd
Democratic Party (United States) Tom Butler, Senator $68,615 Defeatedd
Republican Party Paul Sanford, Senator $57,733 Approveda
Republican Party Tom Whatley, Senator $54,301 Approveda
Republican Party Troy King, Attorney General $51,428 Defeatedd

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