How much have restaurant owner-labeled filers given federally?

The RESTAURANT OWNER industry cluster totals $4,303,653 in itemized FEC contributions, from 13,758 contributions and 461 donors. Filers wrote that phrase in employer or occupation. The figure is FEC free text, not a NAICS food-services total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Are McDonald's franchisees included?

Only if the industry key is RESTAURANT OWNER. Filers who listed MCDONALD'S as employer sit in that brand’s cluster. This page’s $4,303,653 is the owner-title string. The packets do not identify overlap. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

How many unique restaurant-owner-labeled donors are there?

LobbyVault counts 461 donors and 13,758 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a count of restaurants. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Why is restaurant owner on the industry list?

LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Job titles share the index with company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is RESTAURANT OWNER. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

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Restaurant owner money in federal elections

Filers who listed RESTAURANT OWNER as employer or occupation on federal campaign reports account for $4,303,653 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. LobbyVault counts 13,758 contributions and 461 donors. Mean gift size is about $313; mean per donor is about $9,335. The phrase is a self-description, not a NAICS food-services sector and not a count of restaurants. Brand employers such as MCDONALD'S are separate keys.

Key figures

RESTAURANT OWNER FEC strings sum to $4,303,653.
13,758 contributions came from 461 donors.
About $313 per gift and $9,335 per donor on a simple mean.
Chain-brand employers are separate slugs.
The “industry” is a job-title self-report, not NAICS.

461 owners-as-labeled, $4,303,653

Four hundred sixty-one unique donors produced 13,758 contributions, about 30 itemized gifts per person. $4,303,653 ÷ 461 ≈ $9,335 per donor. Top employer is RESTAURANT OWNER, so many filers put the title in the employer field rather than a restaurant’s legal name. LLC and trade-name employers are other slugs.

The FEC does not verify liquor licenses or unit counts. $4,303,653 is the string sum. People who wrote restaurateur, owner, or a specific concept name are not assumed to be inside this total.

Title versus chain employer

A franchisee who listed MCDONALD'S as employer sits in that brand cluster, not necessarily here. A franchisee who wrote RESTAURANT OWNER sits here. The packets do not identify overlap. Do not add brand-employer totals to $4,303,653.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Occupation breakdowns are the companion title index for owner and related words.

What 13,758 contributions omit

No cuisine, no city, no party, no cycle year. Recipients are on FEC.gov and on the RESTAURANT OWNER donor table.

Unique-donor count (461) is matching text, not a census of independent restaurants.

Boundaries

The table is not a restaurant-association PAC and not a measure of the food-service labor market. $4,303,653 is itemized federal receipts tagged to RESTAURANT OWNER from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

All industries lists brand and hospitality employer names. Occupation breakdowns list related titles.

Source

Industry RESTAURANT OWNER; $4,303,653; 13,758 contributions; 461 donors; top employer RESTAURANT OWNER. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

The RESTAURANT OWNER donor table holds names for 461 unique donors, 13,758 itemized contributions, and $4,303,653. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Restaurateur, owner, and specific concept names can be other keys. Chain-brand employers such as MCDONALD'S are separate slugs; a franchisee who listed the brand sits there, while a franchisee who wrote RESTAURANT OWNER sits here. Overlap is unknown; do not add brand totals to this figure. Occupation breakdowns list owner and related titles. All industries lists brand and hospitality employer names. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. About 30 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $313 are arithmetic on the packet. Per-donor mean about $9,335 uses total divided by unique donors. This page does not treat $4,303,653 as a restaurant-association PAC. The packet has no cycle year, no cuisine, and no city. The 461 unique donors are matching text, not a census of independent restaurants. Cite this owner-phrase cluster on FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Owner-title receipts versus chain-brand employer keys

RESTAURANT OWNER keyed $4,303,653 from 13,758 contributions and 461 donors. About 30 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $313 are arithmetic on the packet. Per-donor mean about $9,335 uses total divided by unique donors. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Restaurateur, owner, and specific concept names can be other keys. Chain-brand employers such as MCDONALD'S are separate slugs; a franchisee who listed the brand sits there, while a franchisee who wrote RESTAURANT OWNER sits here. Overlap is unknown; do not add brand totals to $4,303,653. The 461 unique donors are matching text, not a census of independent restaurants. Food-services NAICS codes are not applied. Top employer matches RESTAURANT OWNER. State filings are omitted.

Open the RESTAURANT OWNER donor table for names and committees. All industries lists brand and hospitality employer names. Occupation breakdowns list owner and related titles. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. This page does not treat $4,303,653 as a restaurant-association PAC. The packet has no cycle year, no cuisine, and no city. Amendments can revise historical amounts. The four facts stay $4,303,653, 13,758 contributions, 461 donors, and top employer RESTAURANT OWNER. LLC trade-name employers typed instead of the title are other slugs. Cite FEC.gov via LobbyVault for this owner-phrase cluster only. Repeat the four facts when citing this page: $4,303,653, 13,758 contributions, 461 donors, top employer RESTAURANT OWNER. Unitemized gifts remain omitted. The donor table, all industries, and occupation breakdowns are the only internal links this packet authorizes. Chain-brand employers stay on other slugs.

Questions

How much have restaurant owner-labeled filers given federally?: The RESTAURANT OWNER industry cluster totals $4,303,653 in itemized FEC contributions, from 13,758 contributions and 461 donors. Filers wrote that phrase in employer or occupation. The figure is FEC free text, not a NAICS food-services total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Are McDonald's franchisees included?: Only if the industry key is RESTAURANT OWNER. Filers who listed MCDONALD'S as employer sit in that brand’s cluster. This page’s $4,303,653 is the owner-title string. The packets do not identify overlap. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
How many unique restaurant-owner-labeled donors are there?: LobbyVault counts 461 donors and 13,758 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a count of restaurants. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Why is restaurant owner on the industry list?: LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Job titles share the index with company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is RESTAURANT OWNER. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.