The Kroger Co.'s PAC funded 3 members of Congress. 2 of them are connected to the company in two more ways.
The Kroger Co. — money, a committee seat, and the stock
First, the money: The's PAC spread $4K across 3 members' campaigns.
Then the access: 2 of those funded members — Taylor and Moran — sit on committees including Agriculture and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, with jurisdiction over consumer staples.
Consumer staples is The's industry — and that committee is where its rules, funding, and oversight get written.
And the market: those same 2 members also traded KR — the stock of the company funding their campaigns.
The 2 members
| Member | PAC $ | Gifts | Committee | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David TaylorR-OH | $2k | 2 | Agriculture | 7 |
| Jerry MoranR-KS | $1k | 1 | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry | 3 |
The other 1 also took PAC money and disclosed KR trades — but hold no current seat on a committee overseeing consumer staples.
PAC contributions are legal and disclosed. This surfaces co-occurrence of corporate donations, lobbying, and personal stock trades — not evidence of coordination or quid pro quo.