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SAN MATEO, CA

FEC.gov itemizations listing contributor city SAN MATEO, CA sum to $52,488,589 across 105,268 contributions. San Mateo’s book is fewer lines than Long Beach on similar dollars, which lifts the mean toward five hundred. The table is a contributor-city aggregate, not a unique-donor census. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Key figures

  • San Mateo’s federal itemized city book is $52,488,589 across 105,268 contributions.
  • The mean near $499 follows from fewer lines than nearby high-volume cities on similar dollars.
  • Cite contributor city, dollars, and line count together.
  • Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

What $52,488,589 on the San Mateo city field covers

$52,488,589 divided by 105,268 is about $499 per itemized line. That mean is arithmetic from the two packet facts. FEC.gov does not publish a median, a unique-donor count, or a party split on this city aggregate. LobbyVault reports $52,488,589 and 105,268.

San Mateo County’s namesake city sits on this string as a mid-Peninsula filing city, not as a score of countywide races. 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.

A San Mateo total of $52,488,589 does not absorb Foster City, Burlingame, or Hillsborough. Those names are other city strings when filers typed them. State CA stays on the citation so SAN MATEO, CA is not merged with San Mateo County as a whole. The 105,268 lines and the mean near $499 describe this key only.

San Mateo is a contributor city, not a county roll-up

The city is the contributor-city value on FEC itemizations. Filers type it. LobbyVault does not geocode San Mateo against a municipal boundary file. A work address, a mail drop, or a household in a neighboring place that still typed SAN MATEO can sit inside $52,488,589.

Amended reports can raise or lower both $52,488,589 and 105,268. If the live San Mateo hub reprints different figures, the newer FEC extract wins.

Full analysis: SAN MATEO, CA: $52.5M on 105,268 FEC receipts

Questions

What is San Mateo’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?
Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city SAN MATEO, CA total $52,488,589 across 105,268 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of San Mateo residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.
How should I read San Mateo’s 105,268 contributions?
LobbyVault counts 105,268 itemized lines for SAN MATEO, CA. That is a line count, not a headcount of unique people. Repeat gifts and memo entries can add rows without adding donors. This packet publishes no unique-donor figure. The matching dollar total is $52,488,589.
Does San Mateo’s total include the rest of San Mateo County?
No. This hub is the city string SAN MATEO, CA. Foster City, Burlingame, and Hillsborough are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $52,488,589 is the SAN MATEO, CA match. The 105,268 lines follow the same rule. County labels are not an FEC dimension on this hub.
Where do the San Mateo facts come from?
Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $52,488,589 and 105,268 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. California non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $499 is arithmetic from those two packet numbers.

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

$52,488,589

Contributions

105,268

Top Industry

ATTORNEY

Top Industries

ATTORNEY
$9K
HOMEMAKER
$8K
INTERLAND CORP
$4K
RETIRED
$3K
REQUESTED
$3K
INSURANCE
$3K
STANDARD OIL CO OF CALIF
$3K
BAY VIEW FEDERAL SAVINGS
$2K
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
$2K
CHICKERING & GREGORY
$1K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$60K
1982
$30K
1984
$31K
1986
$32K
1988
$55K
1990
$34K
1992
$147K
1994
$49K
1996
$55K
1998
$43K
2000
$65K
2002
$93K
2004
$168K
2006
$159K
2008
$254K
2010
$121K
2012
$249K
2014
$206K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in SAN MATEO, CA, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1BATINOVICH, GARNET$6,0006HOMEMAKER1980
2COTTON, AYLETT BOREL$5,00011980
3JOSEPH, JIM$3,5004INTERLAND CORP1980
4COTCHETT, JOSEPH W$3,5004ATTORNEY1980
5BROWN, CARL G JR$2,5505INSURANCE1980
6KELLER, GEORGE M$2,5003STANDARD OIL CO OF CALIF1980
7MCNEIL, ROBERT A$2,50011980
8HOFFMAN, CLAIRE GIANNINI$2,2502REQUESTED1980
9HANSEN, ELWOOD L$1,9504BAY VIEW FEDERAL SAVINGS1980
10MCHENRY, MERL$1,50021980
11BOHANNON, DAVID D MR$1,5002BUSINESS EXECUTIVE1980
12BARKAN, A WILLIAM$1,2502RETIRED1980
13MAYERS, DAVID$1,2502ALUMAX INC1980
14COGHLAN, JOHN P$1,2504CHICKERING & GREGORY1980
15COTCHETT, JOSEPH$1,2002ATTORNEY1980
16LANTOS, Y KATRINA$1,00011980
17LANOTS-SWETT, Y KATRINA$1,0001SENATOR LANTOS-SWETT1980
18ATCHESON, DAVID M$1,0001PILLSBURY NAGEL & ATCHESON1980
19LOPEZ-GUERRA, EILEEN$1,0001HOUSE WIFE1980
20LOPEZ-GUERRA, OSCAR$1,0001LEASEMOBILE1980
21BATTINOVICH, GARNET$1,0001HOMEMAKER1980
22BOCHANNON, DAVID D$1,0001DAVID D BOHANNON ORGAIZATION1980
23GREENBACK, JOSEPH JR$1,0001VILLA HOTEL1980
24BRAWNER, WILLIAM P F$1,00011980
25BURGIS, JOHN R$1,0001COPICO1980
26COTCHETT, JOSEPH ESQ$1,0001ATTORNEY1980
27BIGELOW, THOMAS A$9252WELLS FARGO1980
28BALLIET, ROBERT L$9001BALLIET BROS CONSTRUCTION CORP1980
29BAILEY, BRUCE$7502ATTORNEY1980
30GARDNER, REED P$7501PRESIDENT1980
31BRAWNER, ISABEL S MRS$7503HOMEMAKER1980
32HOFFMAN, ANTHONY$6002INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS1980
33LYNCH, JOHN$5502ENGINEERING CONSULTANT1980
34DYER, CHARLES A$5482ATTORNEY1980
35BATCHELDER, GEORGE$52511980
36KENT, JOSEPH (IK)$51311980
37COX, ERIC (IK)$51311980
38LEO, PHIL$5001ATTORNEY1980
39FORD, RICHARD R$5001KNBR1980
40FISHER, PHILLIP A$5001INVESTMENT MGMT1980
41DIXON, R GENE DR$5001CALIFORNIA DENTAL SERVICE1980
42DEGUIGNE, CHRISTIAN MRS$5001RETIRED1980
43DEGUIGNE, CHRISTIAN$5001RETIRED1980
44MAYERS, KATHERINE$5001HOUSEWIFE1980
45BONNIE, MARVIN C$50011980
46BROWN, GIIBBS$5001INSURANCE SALES1980
47BREENBACH, JOSEPH$5001INVESTOR1980
48BRAWNER, W P FULLER$5001RETIRED1980
49BRADLEY, JACK MR$50011980
50AUERBACK, MARVIN L$50011980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from SAN MATEO, CA.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1DCCCC00000935$229,525
2DSCCC00042366$150,614
3PAC FOR A CHANGEC00342048$137,500
4ACTBLUEC00401224$130,761
5AMERICANS FOR ALLC00754705$130,000
6COMMITTEE FOR WORKING FAMILIES, SPONSORED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONSC00626119$125,000
7NANCY PELOSI VICTORY FUNDC00492421$123,800
8SMPC00484642$100,300
9ANNA ESHOO FOR CONGRESSC00258475$53,000
10THE PMA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00280321$48,545
11DEMOCRACY MATTERSC00443705$44,200
12WINREDC00694323$43,169
13DSCC VICE CHAIR PADILLA FUNDC00777953$42,300
14HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$41,303
15RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015$40,000