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BUFFALO, NY

FEC.gov itemizations listing contributor city BUFFALO, NY sum to $31,737,469 across 102,533 contributions. Buffalo’s pair is a high-volume western New York city string, which pulls the mean toward three hundred. The table is a contributor-city aggregate, not a unique-donor census. Original reports remain on FEC.gov.

Key figures

  • Buffalo’s federal itemized city book is $31,737,469 across 102,533 contributions.
  • The mean near $310 reflects a large line count on this extract.
  • Cite contributor city, dollars, and line count together.
  • Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.

Buffalo’s volume relative to its dollars

One hundred two thousand five hundred thirty-three lines produce $31,737,469. Divide the pair and the mean itemized line is about $310. That mean is arithmetic from the two packet facts, not a ranking of Erie County giving. FEC.gov does not publish a median or a unique-donor count on this city aggregate.

Amherst, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls keep separate New York hubs when those strings appear. They are not inside $31,737,469 unless the filer typed BUFFALO. Erie County is orientation, not an FEC roll-up.

Western New York city, not a statewide sum

Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany keep separate New York hubs. Adding them to Buffalo would be a recode. This packet publishes BUFFALO, NY only: $31,737,469 and 102,533 lines.

State NY on the key is required in the citation. Recheck both facts on the live hub if a later extract lands.

Full analysis: BUFFALO, NY: $31.7M on 102,533 FEC receipts

Questions

What is Buffalo’s federal contribution total on LobbyVault?
Itemized FEC.gov receipts listing contributor city BUFFALO, NY total $31,737,469 across 102,533 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Buffalo residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside both figures.
How should I read Buffalo’s 102,533 contributions?
LobbyVault counts 102,533 itemized lines for BUFFALO, NY. 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 $31,737,469. The mean near $310 follows from division.
Does Buffalo’s total include Amherst or Niagara Falls?
Only if the filer typed BUFFALO. Amherst, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls are separate city strings when they appear that way on the receipt. $31,737,469 is the BUFFALO, NY match. The 102,533 lines follow the same rule. Erie County is not an FEC dimension on this hub.
Where do the Buffalo facts come from?
Both facts come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $31,737,469 and 102,533 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. New York non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $310 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

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Total Donations

$31,737,469

Contributions

102,533

Top Industry

CABLE TELEVISION FIRM

Top Industries

CABLE TELEVISION FIRM
$8K
HOMEMAKER
$7K
RETIRED
$6K
DELAWARE NORTH CORP
$5K
SECURITY CONSULTANT
$4K
INVESTOR
$3K
SELF-EMPLO
$3K
LAWYER
$3K
ATTORNEY
$3K
MARINE MIDLAND BANK
$3K

Donation Trend by Cycle

1980
$93K
1982
$50K
1984
$62K
1986
$84K
1988
$91K
1990
$20K
1992
$99K
1994
$36K
1996
$67K
1998
$58K
2000
$97K
2002
$35K
2004
$107K
2006
$86K
2008
$216K
2010
$132K
2012
$197K
2014
$132K

Top Donors

Top individual donors in BUFFALO, NY, ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsEmployerCycles
1GILBERT, PETER$7,5006CABLE TELEVISION FIRM1980
2CARMICHAEL, DONALD S$5,0001DELAWARE NORTH CORP1980
3BOTZKO, DANIEL A$4,50021980
4BOTZKO, DANIEL S$4,0001SECURITY CONSULTANT1980
5CRITELLI, FRANK N$3,60061980
6BENTSEN, DANIEL$3,0001SELF-EMPLO1980
7BOTZKO, DANIEL A MR$3,00021980
8BENTSEN, DAVID$2,0001.1980
9BEARSS, WILLIAM$2,00021980
10BUCKLEY, ROBERT E$1,50031980
11DENI, FRANK$1,5003DENNY MACHINE CO1980
12GRIFFIN, MICHAEL$1,5002LABOR CONSULTANT1980
13GIOIA, ANTHONY H$1,5003GIOIA MAC1980
14DUFFY, EDWARD W$1,5002MARINE MIDLAND BANK1980
15JACOBS, J.$1,5002SPORTSERVICE CORPORATION1980
16BEARSS, WILLIAM S$1,0502BUFFALO X RAY1980
17BOTZKO, DANIEL MR$1,00011980
18MINCOW, ROBERT$1,0002SUZ-ETTE FASHIONS INC1980
19GIOIA, DONNA M$1,0001HOUSEWIFE1980
20FIERLE, ROBERT J$1,0001AMERICAN PRECISION INDUSTRIES INC1980
21FRANCIS, IRVING C$1,0002JOHN W COWPER COMPANY1980
22BUCKELY, ROBERT F$1,0001BUCKLEY INVESTMENTS1980
23DENT, FRANK$1,0001RETIRED1980
24DIEBOLD, DAVID$1,0001MARINE MIDLAND BANK1980
25CAMPBELL, HAZARD K MR$1,0001INVESTOR1980
26CASTELLANI, ARMAND J$1,0002NIAGARA FRONTIER SERVICES1980
27JACOBS, MAX WILLIAM$1,00011980
28KNOX, SEYMOUR SR$1,0001RETIRED1980
29FORMAN, GEORGE A$1,00011980
30DAVIS, MARSHALL E$1,0002JOSEPH DAVIS INC1980
31FREEDMAN, BERNARD$1,0002KAUFMAN'S BAKERY1980
32KNOX, NORTHRUP R MR$1,0002INVESTOR1980
33KNOX, SEYMOUR H III MR$1,0002BANKER1980
34ARGEN, RALPH J$1,0001PHYSICIAN1980
35DIEBOLD, CHARLES III MR$1,0001WESTERN NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK1980
36HEGGS, PETER L MR$1,00011980
37DUCOVET, MARIE$1,0002RETIRED1980
38MATTAR, LAWRENCE J$1,0001ATTORNEY1980
39BEARSS, JOYCE C$1,0001NEW YORK TELEPHONE CO1980
40JACOBS, JEREMY M$1,0001SPORTSERVICE CORP1980
41DIEBOLD, CHARLES III$8503WESTERN NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK1980
42MARKS, RANDOLPH A.$8002COMPUTER TASK GROUP INC.1980
43HURWITZ, SHELLY$8001H & F COMPANY1980
44MACPHERSON, J E MRS$7601RETIRED1980
45DOSBERG, HARRY E$7502EXECUTIVE1980
46KNOX, JEAN R MS$75011980
47KENNEDY, BERNARD J$7501NATIONAL FUEL GAS SUPPLY CORP1980
48KNOX, SEYMOUR H MR$75011980
49BARCELONA, CHARLES B$75021980
50FLICKINGER, ROBERT D$7502SERVICE SYSTEMS CORP1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received donations from BUFFALO, NY.
#CommitteeTotal Received
1REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$229,245
2CITIZENS FOR JACK KEMPC00013565$70,250
3NRSCC00027466$61,772
4MCCAIN VICTORY 2008C00448498$60,300
5BUILDING FOUNDATIONS & LANDMARK OPPORTUNITIES PAC (BFLO PAC)C00401034$45,600
6BOEHNER FOR SPEAKERC00478354$45,115
7FRIENDS OF SCHUMERC00346312$38,697
8RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015$36,777
9WINREDC00694323$36,161
10DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00532887$35,000
11FRIENDS OF JOHN LAFALCEC00025379$33,760
12NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009$33,611
13ACTBLUEC00401224$33,003
14CLUB FOR GROWTH PACC00432260$31,800
152004 JOINT CANDIDATE COMMITTEEC00400861$30,000