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SCOTTSDALE, AZ

FEC.gov itemizations listing contributor city SCOTTSDALE, AZ sum to $97,390,742 across 304,191 contributions. Scottsdale’s 304,191 contributions are a high-volume Maricopa County city field, not a Phoenix merge. The table is a contributor-city aggregate, not a unique-donor census and not a party score. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Key figures

  • SCOTTSDALE, AZ FEC itemizations total $97,390,742 across 304,191 contributions.
  • The mean line is about $320; 304,191 is a line count, not unique donors.
  • City is the contributor-city field on FEC itemizations.
  • Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

Reading $97,390,742 as a city-string roll-up

The headline pair is $97,390,742 and 304,191 lines. The implied average is about $320. Cite both numbers. Quoting only the dollars drops the line-count shape of the Scottsdale book.

Maricopa County’s Scottsdale string is separate from Phoenix. Do not fold the two city keys together. Filers typed SCOTTSDALE in the city field. LobbyVault summed rows with that string and state AZ. The city total can include a PAC or joint-fundraising committee address when that is the city filers typed. LobbyVault does not recode those rows out of the city string.

Scottsdale versus Phoenix is a different-key problem, not a suburb ranking. Tempe and Paradise Valley follow the same rule. Quote $97,390,742 and 304,191 for SCOTTSDALE, AZ only. The mean near $320 does not travel with a neighbor’s name.

Why SCOTTSDALE on the receipt is not a census of Scottsdale

Searchers often want “how much did people in Scottsdale give.” The honest citation is narrower: itemized federal receipts with contributor city SCOTTSDALE, AZ total $97,390,742 across 304,191 contributions. Dropping “itemized” and “contributor city” inflates the claim.

Party is not in this packet. Do not attach a partisan reading to $97,390,742. Occupation and employer may appear on named receipts on the city hub; they are not rolled up here.

Full analysis: SCOTTSDALE, AZ: $97.4M on 304,191 FEC receipts

Questions

How much federal campaign money is tied to Scottsdale, AZ?
FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor city SCOTTSDALE, AZ total $97,390,742 across 304,191 contributions in the LobbyVault aggregate. That figure is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of people who live in Scottsdale. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
How many FEC contributions are tagged to Scottsdale?
LobbyVault counts 304,191 itemized contributions for SCOTTSDALE, AZ. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts, redesignations, and memo entries can add rows without adding new donors. This packet does not publish a unique-donor figure, so 304,191 should not be quoted as a population. The matching dollar total on the same extract is $97,390,742.
Does the Scottsdale total include only residents?
No. The city is the contributor-city value on the FEC itemization. Filers typed SCOTTSDALE with state AZ. Office addresses and mail that list Scottsdale can be part of $97,390,742 when that is the city string on the receipt. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a residential-only book. The 304,191-line count follows the same rule.
Where does LobbyVault get Scottsdale totals?
The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $97,390,742 and 304,191 lines for SCOTTSDALE, AZ. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and non-federal filings from AZ are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees with this snapshot, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $320 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.

City is the contributor city on FEC itemizations. Totals can include PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not only residents.

City ties

All data ties →

Total Donations

$97,390,742

Contributions

304,191

Top Industry

RETIRED

Top Industries

RETIRED
$55K
NONE
$14K
REQUESTED
$12K
ART DEALER
$10K
CIRCLE K
$8K
GUARANTY TRUST CO
$5K
HOMEMAKER
$5K
SELF-EMPLOYED
$5K
GLOBE CORP
$5K
HOUSE WIFE
$5K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$224K
1982
$104K
1984
$122K
1986
$315K
1988
$66K
1990
$39K
1992
$71K
1994
$73K
1996
$62K
1998
$49K
2000
$87K
2002
$38K
2004
$70K
2006
$91K
2008
$142K
2010
$78K
2012
$170K
2014
$40K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in SCOTTSDALE, AZ, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1LINCOLN, JOHN C MRS$13,45016NONE1980
2FOWLER, JAMES S MR$10,0001ART DEALER1980
3HIGGINS, EDGAR J$8,2507RETIRED1980
4HERVEY, FRED$7,7509CIRCLE K1980
5BENTSON, K G$5,15010GUARANTY TRUST CO1980
6GETZ, BERT A$4,6006GLOBE CORP1980
7HIRT, GERALD E$4,40071980
8HIGGINS, E J$4,2506RETIRED1980
9BATASTINI, RALPH C$4,0002THE GREYHOUND CORP1980
10MOLLER, JOSEPH A$3,4006INVESTOR1980
11ISBELL, MARION W MR$3,0504RAMADA INNS INC1980
12HIGGINS, EDGAR J MRS$3,0005RETIRED1980
13BENTSON, K G MR$3,0005RETIRED1980
14CUSHMAN, ALLERTON$2,7504RETIRED1980
15KNOELL, FRANK E$2,7502KNOELL BROS CONSTRUCTION INC1980
16GLENN, PAUL$2,50031980
17LEVITT, NORMAN D$2,5004MAYO HOME FURNISHINGS1980
18DAVIE, E T BEDFORD$2,5004RETIRED1980
19EDMISTON, ROSEMARY L$2,5004RETIRED1980
20KNOELL, MARGARET E$2,5001KNOELL BROS CONST1980
21GLENN, PAUL F$2,5003REQUESTED1980
22ISBELL, MARION$2,3005RETIRED1980
23GALBRAITH, H S$2,2503FOXWORTH-GALBRAITH LUMBER CO1980
24CONVERSE, E C$2,2503RETIRED1980
25BROOKS, C M$2,0904BROOKS CADILLAC INC1980
26HERBERGER, G R MR$2,0002REQUESTED1980
27LEWIS, DAVID$2,0002AMER REAL ESTATE INC1980
28MARTIN, BEN J$2,0003ATTORNEY1980
29FERRERA, RICARDO MR$2,0001EAGLE GRATIN CO1980
30FERRERA, RICARDO$2,0001EAGLE GRAIN CO1980
31MARRIOTT, J W MR$2,00021980
32GERSTENBERG, R C$2,0003RETIRED1980
33GETZ, OLIVE A$2,0002HOMEMAKER1980
34GARVAN, J BOND$1,9503SELF-EMPLOYED1980
35ABERT, JACK C$1,9003RETIRED1980
36LEWIS, ORME SR$1,9002LAWYER1980
37BAKER, JESSE H$1,9004RETIRED1980
38HORRELL, LOUIE P$1,9003RETIRED1980
39LINCOLN, HELEN C$1,8503HOMEMAKER1980
40CONTADINO, JOSEPH$1,7503CONTINENTAL HOMES1980
41GOULDER, A J MR$1,6281ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR1980
42BUTLER, MARILYN$1,60021980
43CAMPBELL, H D MRS$1,50021980
44ELDEAN, FRED$1,5003RETIRED1980
45FRANK, ROBERT G$1,5003ANCHOR NATL LIFE1980
46HUDSON, DWIGHT G DR$1,4002REQUESTED1980
47COHEN, BARBARA$1,33431980
48GOULDER, A J$1,3002CONTRACTOR1980
49CHARLES, DONALD P$1,3004INSURANCE-MORTGAGE LOANS1980
50CRISP, MARY DENT$1,2642REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CMTE1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from SCOTTSDALE, AZ.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1ACTBLUEC00401224$341,673
2COMMITTEE TO RETURN JOHN CONLAN TO CONGRESSC00201046$240,971
3REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, LLCC00008227$99,735
4OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740$76,750
5NRSCC00027466$67,310
6REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376$61,800
7DSCCC00042366$59,207
8NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009$54,640
9DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$53,902
10WINREDC00694323$50,147
11DCCCC00000935$44,767
12REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$44,571
13FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$43,080
14OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$33,414
15OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393$33,300