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SAN DIEGO, CA

San Diego, CA is the contributor city on $156,910,327 in federal receipts spread over 709,650 FEC itemizations. LobbyVault pulls those lines from FEC.gov filings and groups them by city and state. The line count is large relative to the dollar total, which usually means many separate receipts rather than a thin stack of oversized transfers. The city string is still an address field, not a residency test.

Key figures

  • San Diego, CA contributor-city receipts total $156,910,327.
  • Those dollars sit on 709,650 FEC itemizations.
  • Other California city strings are stored separately and are not merged here.
  • PAC and joint-fundraising addresses can appear in the city field.
  • ZIP pages split the same federal filings by postal code.

A high itemization count under $157 million

San Diego shows 709,650 itemizations behind $156,910,327. That mix is the opposite of a city hub driven by a few huge committee transfers. Many of the lines will be modest individual receipts that happen to share the San Diego city field. Committee receipts that list a San Diego address still sit in the same column. LobbyVault does not strip one type before adding the dollars.

Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other California labels are stored as their own city strings. They are not folded into this total. Totals can include PAC and joint-fundraising addresses, not only residents. Read $156,910,327 as tagged federal receipts, not as what San Diego residents gave. The 709,650 lines are disclosed transactions, not unique persons.

Nothing on this page estimates how San Diego voted, which candidates the receipts supported, or whether a listed street is a home. Occupation and recipient committee live on other FEC fields. The supported path is the San Diego city table, then ZIP pages, then the cities index. The two facts to carry are $156,910,327 and 709,650 itemizations.

How FEC city text splits Southern California

Committees type the city as it appears on the contributor record. A workplace in San Diego and a home in a suburb can produce different city strings on different receipts. This hub holds only the 709,650 lines labeled SAN DIEGO. That split is disclosure mechanics, not a statement about the metro’s civic identity.

Keeping both facts in viewβ€”$156,910,327 and 709,650 contributionsβ€”shows a high-volume file. This page keeps both so the public file can be checked without a second filter that FEC.gov does not put on the city column. A combined San Diego County picture requires adding other hubs by design.

California FPPC accounts are not inside $156,910,327. This hub is federal itemizations labeled San Diego, CA: 709,650 records. A county briefing that blends suburbs is a different object unless those labels are added on purpose. Keep this page’s two facts unchanged when you cite it.

Full analysis: Federal contributions listing San Diego, CA β†’

Questions

How much federal money lists San Diego as contributor city?
FEC itemizations labeled San Diego, CA total $156,910,327 across 709,650 contribution records. The sum is a federal city-field aggregate from FEC.gov, not a resident-only estimate.
Why does San Diego have so many itemizations?
The file contains 709,650 lines with that city string. A high count usually means many separate receipts, including smaller individual contributions, not only large committee transfers. Dollars still sum to $156,910,327.
Is Los Angeles included in the San Diego total?
No. Los Angeles is a separate FEC city field. This page is the 709,650 records stored as San Diego, CA, totaling $156,910,327. Use the cities index for neighboring labels.
Do PAC addresses count in San Diego FEC totals?
Yes, if the itemization lists San Diego, CA. PAC and joint-fundraising addresses share the city field with individuals. The $156,910,327 figure is not limited to household residents.

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

City ties

All data ties β†’

Total Donations

$156,910,327

Contributions

709,650

Top Industry

RETIRED

Top Industries

RETIRED
$28K
HOUSEWIFE
$12K
ATTORNEY
$9K
GUILD MORTGAGE CO
$8K
MCDONALDS
$7K
SELF
$6K
HOUSE WIFE
$6K
HAMILTON MEAT CO
$4K
HAZARD CONTRACTING
$4K
ALLEN & FLOOD INC
$4K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$279K
1982
$162K
1984
$144K
1986
$132K
1988
$191K
1990
$155K
1992
$195K
1994
$106K
1996
$204K
1998
$208K
2000
$252K
2002
$144K
2004
$192K
2006
$255K
2008
$422K
2010
$175K
2012
$419K
2014
$199K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in SAN DIEGO, CA, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1FURGATCH, HARVEY$15,00017RETIRED1980
2GLEICH, MARTIN L$8,2009GUILD MORTGAGE CO1980
3KROC, RAY A$7,0003MCDONALDS1980
4KRUER, PATRICK$5,2008β€”1980
5HAMILTON, DON$4,1507HAMILTON MEAT CO1980
6HAZARD, B R MR$3,8504HAZARD CONTRACTING1980
7ALLEN, JOHN L$3,7503ALLEN & FLOOD INC1980
8JAFFARI, CYRUS A$3,0505β€”1980
9BERNER, JOYCE$3,0003HOMEMAKER1980
10HAZARD, B R$3,0003CONTRACTOR1980
11CARTER, THOMAS F$2,8505SAN DIEGO FEDERAL1980
12FILNER, ROBERT$2,6005β€”1980
13BAIN, ROY MR$2,5001β€”1980
14DROGIN, STEPHEN B$2,5004DROGIN BUILDERS1980
15MABEE, JOHN C$2,5005BIG BEAR MARKETS1980
16BURNHAM, MALIN$2,2504JOHN BURNHAM1980
17KLEIN, EUGENE$2,0002SAN DIEGO CHARGERS FOOTBALL CLUB1980
18CASADY, KENT$2,0002SELF1980
19HUNTER, ROBERT O$2,0003SELF EMPLOYED1980
20BREWER, DONALD H$2,0002DART INDUSTRIES INC1980
21BERNER, EDGAR F$2,0002SELF1980
22MEDINA, JOE M JR$1,8002MEDINA-CUTRI1980
23FOSTER, STANLEY E$1,7503RATNER CORP1980
24BERNER, EDGAR$1,7503FASHION CONSPIRACY INC1980
25GOLDEN, MORLEY R$1,7004β€”1980
26CHIGOS, DAVID DR$1,7003NATIONAL UNIVERSITY1980
27JONES, EVAN V$1,6503ACE AUTO PARKS1980
28CARLSON, JOHN W$1,5003SAN DIEGO TOOL1980
29DROGIN, STEVE$1,5002TORREY PINES VILLAGE APARTMENTS1980
30BURNHAM, ROBERTA E$1,5002HOUSEWIFE1980
31HUBBARD, L R JR$1,5002HUBBARD CO1980
32GANN, EDMUND A$1,5002SAN DIEGO FAMOUS MARKET1980
33LEWIS, DONALD G$1,5002ATTORNEY1980
34GOLDEN, KENNETH H$1,4002β€”1980
35COWLING, WILLIAM$1,3002β€”1980
36ARMOUR, OGDEN B$1,3002β€”1980
37COULING, WILLIAM$1,3001β€”1980
38KATZ, MEL$1,3002MANPOWER TEMPORARY SERVICES1980
39GALE, HAROLD$1,2744RETIRED1980
40CONSIDINE, TIMOTHY M$1,2502CPA1980
41CASTRO, RAMON$1,2502β€”1980
42DENNIS, HOWARD C$1,2503V R DENNIS CONSTRUCTION CO1980
43BROWN, TOM MR$1,2502GENERAL CONTRACTOR1980
44BURNHAM, MALIN MR$1,2502β€”1980
45ALBER, BRUCE S$1,2503β€”1980
46GOLDEN, FRANCES H$1,2502HOUSE WIFE1980
47GASCON, NEIL D$1,2502PENESQUITO PROPERTIES1980
48DRIVER, ROBERT F MR$1,2503β€”1980
49BRENNAN, EDWARD V$1,2503ATTORNEY-AT-LAW1980
50KRUTZSCH, AUGUST$1,2002SELF1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from SAN DIEGO, CA.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1ACTBLUEC00401224$538,085
2DSCCC00042366$160,795
3FRIENDS OF CONGRESSMAN BILL LOWERYC00121038$146,040
4WINREDC00694323$136,651
5DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$125,521
6DCCCC00000935$116,445
7LINCOLN CLUB OF SAN DIEGO COUNTYC00177766$95,315
8OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$89,906
9ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$87,550
10BRIAN BILBRAY FOR CONGRESSC00300830$84,050
11SCOTT PETERS FOR CONGRESSC00503110$80,832
12PFLUGER VICTORY COMMITTEEC00753913$75,000
13REPUBLICAN PARTY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTYC00252551$72,575
14REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$66,529
15NRSCC00027466$66,400