AMAZON.COM
Total Donated
$3,570,195
Contributions
9,951
Unique Donors
265
Top Employer
AMAZON.COM
Filers who listed AMAZON.COM on federal campaign reports account for $3.6M ($3,570,195) in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. The cluster holds 9,951 contributions and 265 donors. AMAZON.COM is the dotted retail-domain stamp as typed, not a NAICS electronic-shopping total, not Amazon’s PAC, and not AMAZON, AMAZON.COM INC, or AWS as shorter or unit strings.
Key figures
- AMAZON.COM as FEC employer text totals $3.6M ($3,570,195) from 265 donors.
- 9,951 contribution lines sit under that dotted .COM brand stamp.
- AMAZON, AMAZON.COM INC, and AWS are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or company PAC total.
Dotted .COM as stored, not an e-commerce recode
Two hundred sixty-five unique donors produced 9,951 contributions totaling $3,570,195. About 38 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $359 describe the arithmetic. AMAZON without the .COM, AMAZON.COM INC, AMAZON WEB SERVICES, and WHOLE FOODS can exist as other keys. They are not inside $3,570,195 unless they grouped to AMAZON.COM.
Top employer matches AMAZON.COM. The FEC field records what was typed, not a securities-filing legal name. LobbyVault does not recode AMAZON or AWS into this dotted domain stamp. Researchers who want a combined Amazon family must recode after export. Two hundred sixty-five unique people is a narrower roster than several communications brands near this dollar band.
265 donors and 9,951 lines
9,951 lines from 265 people is a thick receipt pattern relative to the donor count. Mean per donor is about $13,472 — among the higher per-person means in this packet wave, driven by fewer unique donors rather than a published large-gift field. The packet does not publish a retail-versus-cloud split or a cycle year.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and the company’s committee PAC filings are outside the $3,570,195 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Coverage is itemized federal individual receipts only.
Full analysis: AMAZON.COM money in federal elections →
Questions
- How much have AMAZON.COM-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $3,570,195 to the AMAZON.COM employer string, from 9,951 contributions and 265 donors. These are itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov, not the company’s PAC and not a NAICS electronic-shopping total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Is the short AMAZON brand included?
- Only if those receipts grouped to AMAZON.COM. AMAZON without the .COM, AMAZON.COM INC, and AWS are separate grouped keys if filers used them. The $3.6M total is receipts whose employer text grouped to AMAZON.COM. LobbyVault does not merge those variants into this row. Unitemized gifts are omitted.
- Does this include the company’s PAC?
- Not unless an individual receipt itself lists AMAZON.COM. Committee PAC filings sit outside the $3,570,195 individual rollup. This page reports itemized contributor disclosures, not independent expenditures. Unitemized gifts are omitted. The $3.6M figure is the individual employer-string total only. Cite FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
- How many unique donors listed AMAZON.COM?
- The rollup counts 265 donors and 9,951 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not an employee headcount from the company. Figures are limited to the FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEZOS, JEFFREY P | $69,000 | 17 | SEATTLE, WA | — | 1998–2012 |
| 2 | SPIEGEL, JOEL | $58,600 | 48 | WOODINVILLE, WA | — | 2000–2014 |
| 3 | VOSSHALL, PETER | $51,450 | 19 | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 2004–2014 |
| 4 | RAVINDRAN, VIJAY | $48,503 | 24 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER | 2004–2010 |
| 5 | RACHMELER, KIM | $43,800 | 10 | SEATTLE, WA | MANAGER | 2004–2012 |
| 6 | RINGLEY, SHARON J | $33,250 | 60 | WASHINGTON, DC | MANAGER OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 2004–2014 |
| 7 | BEZOS, JEFFREY | $32,400 | 12 | BELLEVUE, WA | — | 2000–2014 |
| 8 | STOJAK, MARY JO | $29,700 | 48 | SEATTLE, WA | SALES ENGINEER | 2004–2014 |
| 9 | FOX, NANCY | $27,014 | 35 | SEATTLE, WA | — | 2000–2014 |
| 10 | MOHIT, MARYAM | $20,350 | 17 | SEATTLE, WA | USABILITY | 2004–2010 |
| 11 | BEUNING, DALE | $17,850 | 23 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 2004–2012 |
| 12 | POPE, GENE MR. | $16,750 | 8 | SAMMAMISH, WA | MANAGER | 2004–2006 |
| 13 | HERRINGTON, DOUGLAS | $15,200 | 4 | SEATTLE, WA | INTERNET EXECUTIVE | 2014 |
| 14 | TRINKLE, BARRIE | $13,277 | 37 | SEATTLE, WA | — | 2000–2014 |
| 15 | SHURE, STEVEN | $9,400 | 5 | SEATTLE, WA | ONLINE RETAIL | 2008–2014 |
| 16 | AZARI, DAVID | $7,900 | 7 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER | 2008–2016 |
| 17 | CERTAIN, ANDREW | $7,600 | 5 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 2004–2008 |
| 18 | WILSON, L M | $7,200 | 2 | SEATTLE, WA | EXECUTIVE | 2010 |
| 19 | BLACK, BENJAMIN | $7,000 | 7 | SEATTLE, WA | ENGINEER | 2004–2014 |
| 20 | GABRIELSON, JACOB | $6,650 | 10 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 2004–2012 |
| 21 | ALEF, CHRIS | $6,600 | 4 | KIRKLAND, WA | MANAGER | 2008–2016 |
| 22 | SUVER, CHRIS | $6,000 | 3 | SEATTLE, WA | DIRECTOR | 2012–2014 |
| 23 | GRANDINETTI, RUSSELL | $5,914 | 9 | SEATTLE, WA | VICE PRESIDENT | 2006–2014 |
| 24 | HABERKORN, KAREN | $5,250 | 13 | SEATTLE, WA | MARKETING | 2008–2012 |
| 25 | BAJARI, PATRICK | $5,240 | 17 | SEATTLE, WA | VP FINANCE | 2012–2014 |
| 26 | VALENTINE, BRIAN MR | $5,200 | 2 | BELLEVUE, WA | SVP PRODUCT MANAGEMENT | 2014 |
| 27 | POPE, ELMORE MR. | $5,000 | 1 | SAMMAMISH, WA | MANAGER | 2004 |
| 28 | JOHN, FRANCO | $4,750 | 3 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | 2012 |
| 29 | LI, YICHUN | $4,318 | 9 | SEATTLE, WA | ENGINEER | 2012 |
| 30 | WHITMAN, RONALD | $4,021 | 15 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 2004–2014 |
| 31 | ORTEGA, RUBEN | $4,000 | 4 | SEATTLE, WA | DIRECTOR | 2006–2014 |
| 32 | YETMAN, MICHELE | $3,956 | 17 | MERCER ISLAND, WA | VP | 2012–2014 |
| 33 | SINICK, DEBRA | $3,950 | 9 | KIRKLAND, WA | — | 2000–2012 |
| 34 | PETERSON, KYLE B | $3,550 | 6 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER | 2006–2010 |
| 35 | DE SANTIS, PETER N | $3,500 | 2 | SEATTLE, WA | VP TECHNOLOGY - SOFTWARE DEV | 2012–2014 |
| 36 | BARDON, MAXWELL E | $3,150 | 15 | SEATTLE, WA | DIRECTOR | 2012–2014 |
| 37 | PREM, RICH | $3,000 | 1 | SEATTLE, WA | VP FINANCE - TAX REPORTING | 2012 |
| 38 | BALLENGER, DAVID L | $2,950 | 8 | KIRKLAND, WA | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 2004–2010 |
| 39 | POWERS, DANIEL A | $2,750 | 4 | SEATTLE, WA | VP | 2012–2014 |
| 40 | STOJAK, MARY J | $2,550 | 3 | SEATTLE, WA | MANAGER | 2004–2010 |
| 41 | BLACKBURN, JEFFREY MR | $2,525 | 3 | SEATTLE, WA | VP, WW BUS. DEVELOPMENT | 2006–2014 |
| 42 | WILSON, L MICHELLE MRS | $2,500 | 2 | SEATTLE, WA | SVP | 2006 |
| 43 | HERRINGTON, DOUGLAS JAMES W | $2,500 | 1 | SEATTLE, WA | VP RETAIL - CATEGORY | 2012 |
| 44 | DESANTIS, PETER N | $2,500 | 1 | SEATTLE, WA | VP | 2012 |
| 45 | WILKE, JEFFREY MR | $2,500 | 2 | MERCER ISLAND, WA | SR. VP | 2006 |
| 46 | PUERINI, GIANNA LISE | $2,500 | 1 | BELLEVUE, WA | VP - AUDIBLE | 2012 |
| 47 | KILAR, JASON MR | $2,500 | 2 | SEATTLE, WA | SR. VP | 2006 |
| 48 | PHADKE, RAGHAV | $2,500 | 1 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER | 2012 |
| 49 | PHAM, PAUL | $2,300 | 1 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER | 2008 |
| 50 | WILLETT, DALLAS | $2,300 | 2 | SEATTLE, WA | SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 2004–2006 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $644,692 | 460 |
| 2 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)C00360354 | $462,680 | 224 |
| 3 | HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946 | $123,012 | 237 |
| 4 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $83,201 | 393 |
| 5 | HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537 | $68,395 | 195 |
| 6 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $68,052 | 310 |
| 7 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $51,192 | 262 |
| 8 | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAYC00257642 | $50,850 | 222 |
| 9 | DSCCC00042366 | $41,115 | 254 |
| 10 | BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)C00557793 | $40,000 | 29 |
| 11 | OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393 | $39,939 | 103 |
| 12 | FRIENDS OF MARIAC00349506 | $35,385 | 208 |
| 13 | HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795 | $35,099 | 254 |
| 14 | OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740 | $34,900 | 205 |
| 15 | FAIR FIGHTC00693515 | $30,566 | 125 |
| 16 | DCCCC00000935 | $28,195 | 291 |
| 17 | DR KIM SCHRIER FOR CONGRESSC00652628 | $27,550 | 124 |
| 18 | JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653 | $21,600 | 263 |
| 19 | WARNOCK FOR GEORGIAC00736876 | $16,978 | 218 |
| 20 | JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866 | $16,469 | 164 |
| 21 | DELBENE FOR CONGRESSC00459099 | $15,600 | 70 |
| 22 | THE GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00408260 | $15,500 | 4 |
| 23 | WITH HONOR FUND, INC.C00659011 | $15,000 | 7 |
| 24 | WINREDC00694323 | $14,728 | 78 |
| 25 | NRCCC00075820 | $12,910 | 17 |