AUTO DEALER
Total Donated
$7,708,506
Contributions
14,297
Unique Donors
550
Top Employer
AUTO DEALER
Contributors who listed AUTO DEALER on federal itemized receipts account for $7,708,506, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 14,297 contributions from 550 donors. AUTO DEALER is a two-word trade title placed in the employer box, not a NAICS new-car-dealer total, and not a dealers PAC. Named dealerships and automakers, if typed, sit in other keys. OWNER and BUSINESS OWNER are sibling title-style rows. Packet facts for this page are $7,708,506, 14,297 contributions, and 550 donors, with top employer AUTO DEALER. Unitemized gifts never appear in that total. LobbyVault indexes FEC.gov individual receipts, not named storefronts and not NAICS automobile dealers.
Key figures
- AUTO DEALER as FEC employer text totals $7,708,506 from 550 donors.
- 14,297 contribution lines sit under that two-word trade title.
- OWNER, named storefronts, and automaker strings are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS automobile-dealer sector.
A trade title instead of a storefront name
LobbyVault ranks grouped employer text. Principals often type AUTO DEALER instead of a dealership legal name. The $7,708,506 total is those itemized individual gifts. It is not NADA PAC spending, not new-vehicle unit sales, and not a NAICS 4411 rollup of automobile dealers.
People who typed a named store, FORD, GM, OWNER, BUSINESS OWNER, or SELF-EMPLOYED without this two-word string sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not recode those variants into AUTO DEALER. The FEC field records stored text, not a dealer-license roster.
550 donors and 14,297 lines
550 unique donors produced 14,297 AUTO DEALER contribution lines totaling $7,708,506. That is on the order of 26 itemized receipts per donor. Unique-donor count sits near OIL PRODUCER in this ranking’s neighborhood of trade titles, still as a separate stored string. The packet does not publish a mean gift as its own FEC field.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and association PAC filings are outside the $7,708,506 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Repeat names among 14,297 lines are expected.
Full analysis: AUTO DEALER as FEC employer text: $7.7 million →
Questions
- How much have AUTO DEALER-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $7,708,506 to the AUTO DEALER employer string, from 14,297 contributions and 550 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a dealers PAC and not a NAICS new-car-dealer total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted from that figure.
- Does this include Ford or GM employees?
- Only if the receipt grouped to AUTO DEALER. Automaker legal names and named storefronts are other stored strings when filers typed them. OWNER is a separate generic-title key. Figures here are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Is this NADA or manufacturer PAC spending?
- No. The $7,708,506 total is individual contributions whose employer text grouped to AUTO DEALER. Association and company PAC filings are other FEC categories. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Coverage is itemized federal individual receipts only.
- How many unique donors listed AUTO DEALER?
- The rollup counts 550 donors and 14,297 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count — on the order of 26 itemized receipts per donor. This is not a dealer-license headcount. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer 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.
Industry ties
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $83,070 | 80 | 64 |
| 1982 | $27,607 | 36 | 16 |
| 1984 | $27,706 | 30 | 14 |
| 1986 | $39,100 | 35 | 20 |
| 1988 | $49,150 | 27 | 15 |
| 1990 | $39,343 | 34 | 22 |
| 1992 | $34,575 | 42 | 15 |
| 1994 | $36,685 | 44 | 12 |
| 1996 | $40,140 | 38 | 14 |
| 1998 | $35,280 | 31 | 11 |
| 2000 | $55,400 | 43 | 14 |
| 2002 | $16,250 | 17 | 10 |
| 2004 | $66,500 | 26 | 12 |
| 2006 | $17,582 | 15 | 8 |
| 2008 | $20,700 | 17 | 12 |
| 2010 | $35,800 | 19 | 8 |
| 2012 | $41,400 | 12 | 6 |
| 2014 | $80,800 | 15 | 7 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MC INERNEY, MARTIN J | $11,000 | 2 | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | — | 1980 |
| 2 | MARTIN, GUY A | $5,750 | 2 | VAN NUYS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 3 | GALEANA, FRANK | $5,000 | 1 | WARREN, MI | — | 1980 |
| 4 | FREEMAN, JERRY W MR | $5,000 | 1 | DALLAS, TX | — | 1980 |
| 5 | MEADE, KENNETH G | $5,000 | 1 | GROSSE POINTE, MI | — | 1980 |
| 6 | HARRISON, JOHN E | $3,570 | 4 | ZILLAH, WA | — | 1980 |
| 7 | DAVIDSON, MICHAEL F | $3,000 | 4 | JACKSONVILLE, FL | — | 1980 |
| 8 | MCCOUBREY, EDGAR L | $2,000 | 3 | PALM SPRINGS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 9 | GATTON, CARROLL MARTIN | $2,000 | 1 | BRISTOL, TN | — | 1980 |
| 10 | BRENT, ROBERT M | $2,000 | 1 | GROSSE POINTE, MI | — | 1980 |
| 11 | MIZEL, STEVE | $1,750 | 2 | SAM RAFAEL, CA | — | 1980 |
| 12 | BURKE, JAMES L | $1,250 | 2 | BAKERSFIELD, CA | — | 1980 |
| 13 | EARP, JAMES W | $1,000 | 1 | OMAHA, NE | — | 1980 |
| 14 | EAGLE, JOHN ROBERT | $1,000 | 1 | DALLAS, TX | — | 1980 |
| 15 | GREGG, PETER MR | $1,000 | 1 | JACKSONVILLE, FL | — | 1980 |
| 16 | JONNETT, STEVE | $1,000 | 1 | BLAIRSVILLE, PA | — | 1980 |
| 17 | HOLLOWAY, PAUL J JR MR | $1,000 | 1 | EXETER, NH | — | 1980 |
| 18 | HOLMES, MAX E MR | $1,000 | 1 | DES MOINES, IA | — | 1980 |
| 19 | HORWITZ, STANLEY MR | $1,000 | 1 | DOVER, DE | — | 1980 |
| 20 | GODFREY, GEORGE D | $1,000 | 1 | LAGUNA HILLS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 21 | LANGLEY, E ROBERT MR | $1,000 | 1 | JACKSONVILLE, FL | — | 1980 |
| 22 | LONG, M PHILIP MR | $1,000 | 1 | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | — | 1980 |
| 23 | MAC PHERSON, J M | $1,000 | 1 | IRVINE, CA | — | 1980 |
| 24 | MCINERNEY, MARTIN MR | $1,000 | 1 | BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI | — | 1980 |
| 25 | MOOSA, WILSON J | $1,000 | 1 | EUNICE, LA | — | 1980 |
| 26 | MORRIS, LESTER J | $1,000 | 1 | PALM BEACH, FL | — | 1980 |
| 27 | ANDERSON, E HENRY | $1,000 | 2 | ROCK HILL, SC | — | 1980 |
| 28 | BULLINGTON, MEL R | $1,000 | 1 | BEAUMONT, TX | — | 1980 |
| 29 | BROWDER, RHEA R MRS | $1,000 | 1 | HARRIMAN, TN | — | 1980 |
| 30 | BLAKELEY, ALTON E | $1,000 | 1 | SOMERSET, KY | — | 1980 |
| 31 | CHASE, C C MR | $1,000 | 1 | ST MARIES, ID | — | 1980 |
| 32 | BANKSTON, WILLIAM ORVILLE | $1,000 | 1 | DALLAS, TX | — | 1980 |
| 33 | CURUSIS, HARRY | $1,000 | 1 | DALY CITY, CA | — | 1980 |
| 34 | CLICK, JAMES MR | $1,000 | 1 | ALTUS, OK | — | 1980 |
| 35 | MCCOY, ROY J | $900 | 2 | ST LOUIS, MO | — | 1980 |
| 36 | CARLTON, DON | $800 | 1 | TULSA, OK | — | 1980 |
| 37 | CLARKE, JAMES R | $750 | 1 | MODESTO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 38 | MCADAMS, ROBERT E | $750 | 1 | NASHVILLE, TN | — | 1980 |
| 39 | DIFEO, SAM C | $750 | 1 | JERSEY CITY, NJ | — | 1980 |
| 40 | HALL, KARL | $600 | 2 | ALBANY, GA | — | 1980 |
| 41 | BAY, CLEO W | $500 | 2 | KILLEEN, TX | — | 1980 |
| 42 | HOTTMAN, MAYO J | $500 | 1 | BRIGHTON, CO | — | 1980 |
| 43 | MCINTIRE, DAVID C MR | $500 | 1 | CARMEL, IN | — | 1980 |
| 44 | MC DAVID, BILL MR | $500 | 2 | FORT WORTH, TX | — | 1980 |
| 45 | BELTZ, GENE | $500 | 1 | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | — | 1980 |
| 46 | BENT, ARTHUR | $500 | 1 | NORFOLK, MA | — | 1980 |
| 47 | LINDENBUSCH, BEN H | $500 | 1 | ST LOUIS, MO | — | 1980 |
| 48 | ASSALONE, ANTHONY | $500 | 1 | BRONX, NY | — | 1980 |
| 49 | LANE, DWAYNE | $500 | 1 | EVERETT, WA | — | 1980 |
| 50 | ARNAO, CHARLES | $500 | 1 | PHILA, PA | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00040998 | $143,460 | 20 |
| 2 | NRSCC00027466 | $129,976 | 8 |
| 3 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $47,520 | 15 |
| 4 | DCCCC00000935 | $32,400 | 1 |
| 5 | AUTO DEALERS AND DRIVERS FOR FREE TRADE PACC00141903 | $31,184 | 8 |
| 6 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009 | $25,055 | 14 |
| 7 | AUTOMOTIVE FREE INTERNATIONAL TRADE PACC00250399 | $21,250 | 2 |
| 8 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $19,610 | 8 |
| 9 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376 | $11,525 | 6 |
| 10 | CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW MAJORITY (FEDERAL) (FKA CAMPAIGN FOR PROSPERITY)C00013490 | $11,250 | 1 |
| 11 | DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FLORIDAC00005561 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 12 | OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERALC00016899 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 13 | DAN BURTON FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00145862 | $9,240 | 1 |
| 14 | VICTORY '88 (FORMERLY JACK KEMP SUPER BOWL CMTE)C00212548 | $7,500 | 2 |
| 15 | REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT (1980 PRIMARY PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE)C00108308 | $7,400 | 12 |
| 16 | RUSS DARROW FOR SENATE INCC00390369 | $6,500 | 1 |
| 17 | BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.C00343509 | $6,000 | 7 |
| 18 | RE-ELECT MCCANDLESS FOR CONGRESSC00150623 | $6,000 | 3 |
| 19 | TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.C00369033 | $5,200 | 1 |
| 20 | DOUBLE ROCK CORPORATION POLITICAL COMMITTEEC00423616 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 21 | COLORADO REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEC00033134 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 22 | GEORGE ALLEN FOR US SENATEC00492462 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 23 | 1980 VICTORY COMMITTEEC00138735 | $5,000 | 2 |
| 24 | JOSEPH CAO FOR CONGRESSC00455808 | $4,700 | 1 |
| 25 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $4,604 | 5 |