UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FEDERAL)

— · type Q · designation U

FEC committee id: C00214072
Internal id: 36c73a3b-a5f6-4d9a-b926-adea3d636da4
Treasurer: DESSART, BENJAMIN
Connected / sponsoring organization: UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Organization type: C — Corporation
Filing frequency: M — Monthly

Cycle financials

Source: FEC webl / webk bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debts	From individuals	From other PACs
2026	$13,644	$0	$12,096	$25,740	$13,644	$0
2024	$24,290	$0	$14,306	$12,096	$24,290	$0
2022	$24,225	$0	$5,831	$14,306	$24,225	$0
2020	$25,572	$0	$3,259	$5,831	$25,572	$0
2018	$15,378	$0	$3,631	$3,259	$15,378	$0
2016	$16,003	$0	$7,828	$3,631	$16,003	$0
2014	$18,001	$0	$14,327	$7,828	$18,001	$0
2012	$21,830	$0	$17,998	$14,327	$21,830	$0
2010	$22,108	$0	$13,390	$17,998	$22,108	$0
2008	$17,118	$0	$14,122	$13,390	$17,118	$0
2006	$18,215	$0	$14,284	$14,122	$18,215	$0
2004	$22,033	$0	$31,924	$14,284	$22,033	$0
2002	$17,322	$0	$13,802	$31,924	$17,322	$0
2000	$19,769	$0	$32,833	$13,802	$19,769	$0
1998	$30,595	$0	$11,237	$32,833	$30,595	$0
1996	$14,986	$0	$7,351	$11,237	$14,986	$0
1994	$9,195	$0	$3,806	$7,351	$9,195	$0
1992	$0	$0	$12,622	$3,806	$0	$0
1990	$11,668	$0	$8,504	$12,622	$11,668	$0
1988	$18,181	$0	$0	$8,504	$18,181	$0

Candidates

No candidate relationships on file.

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
WIGNER, PRESTON D.	UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO CO. INC · SR. VP, GENERAL COUNSEL & CCO	GLEN ALLEN, VA	1	$416
DESSART, BENJAMIN	UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO CO. INC · DIRECTOR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS	GLEN ALLEN, VA	1	$150
KRONER, JOHAN C	UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO CO., IN · EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO	CHESTERFIELD, VA	1	$100
DIEL, STEVE	UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO CO., IN · VICE PRESIDENT	MIDLOTHIAN, VA	1	$50
FRAZIER, CLAYTON G.	UNIVERSAL LEAF NORTH AMERICA · PRESIDENT, SUBSIDIARY	OXFORD, NC	1	$50
SANFORD, ROBIN	UNIVERSAL LEAF NORTH AMERICA U · VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS	BATTLEBORO, NC	1	$25

Transfers to candidates

Direct contributions from this committee to candidates and other committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk.

Date	Recipient	Type	Amount
2025-10-21	DAVIS, DON	24K	$1,500
2025-03-17	SMITH, JASON DALE	24K	$-2,500
2022-10-26	HINES, ROBERT NICHOLAS	24K	$500
2022-10-26	ROUZER, DAVID	24K	$1,000
2022-10-26	DAVIS, DON	24K	$1,000
2022-10-26	MURPHY, GREGORY FRANCIS DR.	24K	$500
2022-10-26	HUDSON, RICHARD L. JR.	24K	$1,000
2022-10-26	WITTMAN, ROBERT J. MR.	24K	$500
2022-10-26	SINEMA, KYRSTEN	24K	$1,000
2022-10-26	SMUCKER, LLOYD K.	24K	$1,000
2022-10-26	BUDD, THEODORE P.	24K	$2,000
2022-10-26	FOXX, VIRGINIA ANN	24K	$500
2022-10-26	MCHENRY, PATRICK TIMOTHY	24K	$500
2022-10-26	BISHOP, JAMES DANIEL	24K	$500
2022-08-09	BUDD, THEODORE P.	24K	$1,000
2022-03-14	SINEMA, KYRSTEN	24K	$1,000

Operating disbursements

Every check this committee wrote — vendors, ad buys, consulting, salaries. Source: FEC Schedule B (oppexp bulk).

Date	Payee	Purpose	Category	Amount
2026-03-23	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$78
2025-12-22	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$67
2025-11-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$67
2025-10-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$67
2025-09-22	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$67
2025-08-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE FEE	—	$67
2025-07-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE FEE	—	$67
2025-06-23	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE FEE	—	$67
2025-05-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$69
2025-04-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$67
2022-12-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$44
2022-11-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$38
2022-10-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$38
2022-09-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALSYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$38
2022-08-22	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$38
2022-07-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$38
2022-06-21	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE FEE	—	$38
2022-05-23	TRUIST	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$39
2021-12-20	SUNTRUST BANK	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE FEE	—	$53
2021-11-19	SUNTRUST BANK	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$53
2021-10-21	SUNTRUST BANK	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$54
2021-09-21	SUNTRUST BANK	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$53
2021-08-19	SUNTRUST BANK	CLIENT ANALYSIS SERVICE CHARGE	—	$54
2021-07-21	SUNTRUST BANK	BANK FEES	—	$54
2021-06-18	SUNTRUST BANK	BANK FEES	—	$54
2021-05-26	SUNTRUST BANK	BANK FEES	—	$54
2021-04-20	SUNTRUST BANK	BANK FEES	—	$54

Connected on the graph

Inbound (1)

date	from	type	amount	role	source
—	UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INCORPORATED	connected_org_of	—	C	fec_committee

Outbound (16)

date	type	to	amount	source
2025-10-21	contributed_to	Davis, Donald G.	$1,500	pas2
2025-03-17	contributed_to	SMITH, JASON DALE	$-2,500	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	Foxx, Virginia	$500	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	Smucker, Lloyd	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	BUDD, THEODORE P.	$2,000	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	Bishop, Dan	$500	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	HINES, ROBERT NICHOLAS	$500	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	Rouzer, David	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	Davis, Donald G.	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	Murphy, Gregory F.	$500	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	Hudson, Richard	$1,000	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	McHenry, Patrick T.	$500	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	Wittman, Robert J.	$500	pas2
2022-10-26	contributed_to	Sinema, Kyrsten	$1,000	pas2
2022-08-09	contributed_to	BUDD, THEODORE P.	$1,000	pas2
2022-03-14	contributed_to	Sinema, Kyrsten	$1,000	pas2

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