ATTY
Total Donated
$12,586,849
Contributions
27,764
Unique Donors
731
Top Employer
ATTY
Contributors who listed ATTY on federal itemized receipts account for $12,586,849, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 27,764 contributions from 731 donors. ATTY is a four-letter self-reported abbreviation stored in the employer grouping, not a NAICS legal-services total, and not the same row as ATTORNEY, LAWYER, or SELF/ATTORNEY. The 731 unique donors and 27,764 lines describe the four-letter abbreviation only; unitemized gifts stay outside the $12,586,849.
Key figures
- ATTY as FEC employer text totals $12,586,849 from 731 donors.
- 27,764 contribution lines sit under that four-letter abbreviation.
- ATTORNEY, LAWYER, and SELF/ATTORNEY are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS legal-services industry.
An abbreviation, not a bar census
FEC forms store ATTY when that is what the filer typed — a common shortening of attorney. LobbyVault ranks that abbreviation separately from the spelled-out ATTORNEY row, which is far larger in dollars. The $12,586,849 total is itemized individual gifts whose grouped employer text is ATTY. It is not a state-bar membership file and not a NAICS 5411 rollup. Those 731 people and 27,764 lines are the ATTY grouping only. Those 731 people and 27,764 lines are the ATTY grouping only.
People who typed ATTORNEY, LAWYER, SELF/ATTORNEY, or a firm name such as KIRKLAND & ELLIS sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not recode ATTY into ATTORNEY.
731 donors and 27,764 lines
731 unique donors produced 27,764 ATTY contribution lines totaling $12,586,849. That is on the order of 38 itemized receipts per person. Dollars per unique donor run high relative to some wider legal-title rows. The packet does not publish a mean gift as its own FEC field.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Unitemized gifts never appear. Law-firm PAC filings are other documents unless an individual receipt itself carries this abbreviation.
Full analysis: ATTY as FEC employer text: $12.6 million →
Questions
- How much have ATTY-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $12,586,849 to the ATTY employer string, from 27,764 contributions and 731 donors. These are itemized individual receipts with that abbreviation, not the spelled-out ATTORNEY row and not a NAICS legal-services total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Is ATTY the same as ATTORNEY or LAWYER?
- No. ATTORNEY and LAWYER are separate grouped strings with their own pages. A receipt stamped ATTY is counted only in the $12,586,849 here. LobbyVault does not merge abbreviations into the spelled-out title. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Does this include every lawyer who donated?
- No. Only receipts whose grouped employer text is ATTY are in the total. People who wrote ATTORNEY, LAWYER, SELF/ATTORNEY, or a firm name are elsewhere. The 731 donor count is unique contributors in this string, not a national bar census.
- Why are there 27,764 contributions from 731 donors?
- Each itemized gift is a line. Repeat donations from the same 731 people produce the 27,764 receipt count — on the order of 38 lines per donor. Recurring itemized programs raise that ratio. The FEC field is transactional, not a once-per-person census.
Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
Industry ties
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $38,010 | 46 | 36 |
| 1982 | $18,486 | 17 | 9 |
| 1984 | $18,954 | 22 | 13 |
| 1986 | $30,235 | 30 | 14 |
| 1988 | $29,900 | 36 | 15 |
| 1990 | $22,758 | 35 | 11 |
| 1992 | $34,350 | 55 | 16 |
| 1994 | $30,590 | 50 | 15 |
| 1996 | $38,309 | 60 | 11 |
| 1998 | $31,800 | 35 | 10 |
| 2000 | $65,893 | 84 | 16 |
| 2002 | $54,145 | 69 | 12 |
| 2004 | $44,700 | 62 | 13 |
| 2006 | $46,237 | 64 | 11 |
| 2008 | $69,149 | 88 | 14 |
| 2010 | $65,821 | 86 | 12 |
| 2012 | $90,714 | 131 | 13 |
| 2014 | $68,832 | 73 | 10 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FURTH, FREDERICK MR | $13,000 | 2 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 2 | MARCUS, EDWARD L | $2,000 | 3 | NEW HAVEN, CT | — | 1980 |
| 3 | MULCAHY, RICHARD T | $1,500 | 3 | CARLSBAD, CA | — | 1980 |
| 4 | BURKE, FRANCIS D MR | $1,500 | 2 | HINGHAM, MA | — | 1980 |
| 5 | GILKER, JAMES | $1,400 | 2 | FT SMITH, AR | — | 1980 |
| 6 | HAIGHT, FULTON | $1,000 | 1 | SANTA MONICA, CA | — | 1980 |
| 7 | MANELLA, ARTHUR | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 8 | MACCRELLISH, WILLIAM H | $1,000 | 1 | WELLSLEY, MA | — | 1980 |
| 9 | JUDD, SIEGEL W MR | $1,000 | 1 | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | — | 1980 |
| 10 | JACKSON, JAMES K | $1,000 | 2 | ROCKVILLE, MD | — | 1980 |
| 11 | GOODRICH, ATTY PAUL | $1,000 | 1 | NORWOOD, MA | — | 1980 |
| 12 | CRAMPTON, WILLIAM D | $1,000 | 1 | ST LOUIS, MO | — | 1980 |
| 13 | CASEY, ROBT J | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 14 | BERGER, HENRY T ESQ (IK) | $1,000 | 1 | NY, NY | — | 1980 |
| 15 | CAMP, JOHN | $1,000 | 2 | LAKE CHARLES, LA | — | 1980 |
| 16 | DRAPOS, ALEXANDER | $800 | 1 | WORCESTER, MA | — | 1980 |
| 17 | HARRISON, DAVID | $600 | 2 | GLOCESTER, MA | — | 1980 |
| 18 | BRIDGES, ROBERT | $500 | 1 | LAFAYETTE, CA | — | 1980 |
| 19 | BATHGATE, LAWRENCE | $500 | 1 | LAKEWOOD, NJ | — | 1980 |
| 20 | MOSS, JULIAN | $500 | 1 | HOUSTON, TX | — | 1980 |
| 21 | MCAVOY, LAURA K | $500 | 1 | CAMARILLO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 22 | MACLAURY, RICHARD J | $500 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 23 | BERNAU, WILLIAM | $500 | 1 | CRAWFORDSVILLE, IA | — | 1980 |
| 24 | LITTLE, PAUL | $500 | 1 | HOUSTON, TX | — | 1980 |
| 25 | KLOTZ, JOHN C | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 26 | COHEN, HOWARD E | $500 | 1 | CAMBRIDGE, MA | — | 1980 |
| 27 | HANNON, ROBERT | $500 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | — | 1980 |
| 28 | CONVERY, JOHN H | $500 | 1 | WALNUT CREEK, CA | — | 1980 |
| 29 | ERICKSON, CARL E | $500 | 1 | BRAINERD, MN | — | 1980 |
| 30 | FOX, LAWRENCE H | $500 | 1 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | — | 1980 |
| 31 | CARMOUCHE, EDWARD | $500 | 1 | LAKE CHARLES, LA | — | 1980 |
| 32 | GIORGI, ANDREW V | $500 | 1 | MERRILLVILLE, IN | — | 1980 |
| 33 | HALLIDAY, MICHAEL ESQ | $400 | 1 | GREENVILLE, PA | — | 1980 |
| 34 | MOYER, GEORGE H ESQ | $360 | 1 | MADISON, NE | — | 1980 |
| 35 | ELIADES, GEOREG | $300 | 1 | LOWELL, MA | — | 1980 |
| 36 | BRIGHT, ROBERT C | $250 | 1 | OAKLAHOMA CITY, OK | — | 1980 |
| 37 | KEENAN, THOMAS J | $250 | 1 | BROOKLYN, NY | — | 1980 |
| 38 | GAGLIANO, S THOMAS | $250 | 1 | HOLMDEL, NJ | — | 1980 |
| 39 | ANNOCELLI, JOHN P | $250 | 1 | BEDFORD, NY | — | 1980 |
| 40 | BERG, JERRY E | $250 | 1 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 41 | MORAITES, PETER | $250 | 1 | ALPINE, NJ | — | 1980 |
| 42 | MORRISEY, JOSEPH A | $250 | 1 | ROCKFORD, IL | — | 1980 |
| 43 | MORRISON, BRUCE A | $250 | 1 | HAMDEN, CT | — | 1980 |
| 44 | HOCKETT, MARSHALL Y | $250 | 1 | SAN DIEGO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 45 | JACINTO, R ALEX | $222 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 46 | BRANDOM, WILLIAM S SR | $200 | 1 | KANSAS CITY, MO | — | 1980 |
| 47 | MAGGIACOMO, EDWARD | $200 | 1 | 530 HOSPITAL TRUST, RI | — | 1980 |
| 48 | MAST, KENT E MR | $200 | 1 | ATLANTA, GA | — | 1980 |
| 49 | MEANEY, FRANCIS | $200 | 1 | BOSTON, MA | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $62,275 | 7 |
| 2 | TACO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00330118 | $42,550 | 2 |
| 3 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $38,557 | 14 |
| 4 | TEXAS SPINE AND JOINT LTD PACC00437525 | $32,130 | 2 |
| 5 | NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEEC00164418 | $29,300 | 2 |
| 6 | CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEC00167320 | $26,737 | 4 |
| 7 | DCCCC00000935 | $23,986 | 11 |
| 8 | HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946 | $22,300 | 7 |
| 9 | WINREDC00694323 | $19,578 | 10 |
| 10 | DSCCC00042366 | $18,746 | 12 |
| 11 | MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE - FED FUNDC00089243 | $16,625 | 3 |
| 12 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $15,329 | 6 |
| 13 | TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371 | $12,974 | 7 |
| 14 | COURTNEY FOR CONGRESSC00410233 | $12,300 | 1 |
| 15 | BARNEY FRANK FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00128868 | $10,800 | 3 |
| 16 | THE BILL KEATING COMMITTEEC00479063 | $10,550 | 1 |
| 17 | OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740 | $10,500 | 3 |
| 18 | THE MARKEY COMMITTEEC00196774 | $9,650 | 2 |
| 19 | THE NIKI TSONGAS COMMITTEEC00433136 | $9,500 | 1 |
| 20 | JONI FOR IOWAC00546788 | $8,650 | 1 |
| 21 | BEN CARDIN FOR SENATE, INC.C00411587 | $8,000 | 2 |
| 22 | DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00211318 | $7,986 | 1 |
| 23 | MIKE PACC00366195 | $7,100 | 2 |
| 24 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009 | $7,060 | 7 |
| 25 | HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569 | $6,900 | 3 |