BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
Total Donated
$6,234,284
Contributions
8,995
Unique Donors
337
Top Employer
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
$6,234,284 in itemized individual contributions sit under the FEC employer text BUSINESS EXECUTIVE, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 8,995 contributions from 337 donors. BUSINESS EXECUTIVE is a rank title in the employer box, not a NAICS management-of-companies total, not a chamber PAC, and not EXECUTIVE or PRESIDENT typed alone. SALES and BROKER are sibling function keys.
Key figures
- BUSINESS EXECUTIVE as FEC employer text totals $6,234,284 from 337 donors.
- 8,995 contribution lines sit under that rank-title string.
- EXECUTIVE, SALES, and BUSINESS OWNER are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or company PAC total.
A rank, not a company legal name
Many executives type a firm. 337 donors typed BUSINESS EXECUTIVE instead. LobbyVault groups that title as an industry key. The $6,234,284 total is those itemized gifts. It is not a census of C-suite payroll and not every person whose occupation box also says executive.
Donors who listed EXECUTIVE, PRESIDENT, BUSINESS OWNER, BUSINESSMAN, ENTREPRENEUR, or a named company sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not collapse BUSINESS EXECUTIVE into EXECUTIVE.
Founders, hired CEOs, and people who used BUSINESS EXECUTIVE because they had no short firm name can share this key. The $6,234,284 total is not a chamber-of-commerce ranking.
337 donors and 8,995 lines
337 unique donors produced 8,995 BUSINESS EXECUTIVE contribution lines totaling $6,234,284. That is on the order of 27 itemized receipts per donor. Dollar volume is close to several partnership rows in this batch, with a small donor count. The packet does not publish a mean gift or an industry split among those 337 people.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and any trade-association committee filings are outside the $6,234,284 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear.
337 unique donors produced 8,995 lines. That small person count is why named-employer pages still matter: most executives type a company. This row is the remainder who typed the rank.
Full analysis: BUSINESS EXECUTIVE as FEC employer text: $6.2 million →
Questions
- How much have BUSINESS EXECUTIVE-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $6,234,284 to the BUSINESS EXECUTIVE employer string, from 8,995 contributions and 337 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a company PAC and not a NAICS management total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Is BUSINESS EXECUTIVE the same as EXECUTIVE on FEC forms?
- No. EXECUTIVE, PRESIDENT, and BUSINESS OWNER are separate grouped strings. The $6,234,284 total is only receipts whose employer text grouped to BUSINESS EXECUTIVE. LobbyVault does not merge those titles. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts are omitted.
- Does this include people who typed a company such as Ford or Intel?
- No. FORD MOTOR COMPANY and INTEL CORPORATION are separate employer strings. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text BUSINESS EXECUTIVE. Staff who listed a firm name are in those other rows. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- How many unique donors listed BUSINESS EXECUTIVE?
- The rollup counts 337 donors and 8,995 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a census of working executives. 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.
Industry ties
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $125,346 | 141 | 76 |
| 1982 | $56,500 | 65 | 23 |
| 1984 | $86,700 | 78 | 26 |
| 1986 | $81,100 | 79 | 22 |
| 1988 | $78,000 | 61 | 21 |
| 1990 | $48,750 | 62 | 17 |
| 1992 | $84,710 | 106 | 24 |
| 1994 | $60,051 | 79 | 20 |
| 1996 | $99,585 | 84 | 23 |
| 1998 | $52,863 | 55 | 18 |
| 2000 | $87,311 | 95 | 18 |
| 2002 | $86,850 | 59 | 17 |
| 2004 | $75,600 | 55 | 14 |
| 2006 | $51,515 | 41 | 12 |
| 2008 | $113,700 | 95 | 17 |
| 2010 | $61,680 | 40 | 10 |
| 2012 | $84,044 | 72 | 10 |
| 2014 | $36,700 | 30 | 6 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUGSBURY, FRANK A JR MR | $21,500 | 4 | OGDENBURG, NY | — | 1980 |
| 2 | MILLIKEN, ROGER MRS | $20,000 | 11 | SPARTANBURG, SC | — | 1980 |
| 3 | LIEDTKE, WILLIAM C JR | $8,700 | 7 | HOUSTON, TX | — | 1980 |
| 4 | CROWLEY, THOMAS B | $5,500 | 6 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 5 | MACMILLAN, WHITNEY | $4,500 | 7 | WAYZATA, MN | — | 1980 |
| 6 | BELFER, ARTHUR | $3,000 | 4 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 7 | LAJOIE, ROBERT E | $2,900 | 5 | SOUTHFIELD, MI | — | 1980 |
| 8 | GOULD, ROBERT | $2,196 | 3 | ANCHORAGE, AK | — | 1980 |
| 9 | KUHN, ROBERT | $2,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 10 | BERLIN, JEROME C | $2,000 | 2 | MIAMI, FL | — | 1980 |
| 11 | MIJALIS, ALEX S | $2,000 | 2 | SHREVEPORT, LA | — | 1980 |
| 12 | CULLMAN, JOSEPH III | $2,000 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 13 | FORD, FREDERICK S JR | $1,750 | 3 | G POINTE SHORES, MI | — | 1980 |
| 14 | JACOBS, HARRY A | $1,500 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 15 | BOHANNON, DAVID D MR | $1,500 | 2 | SAN MATEO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 16 | GERRITY, EDWARD J JR | $1,350 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 17 | KLEPPE, TOM | $1,250 | 3 | BETHESDA, MD | — | 1980 |
| 18 | BONBRIGHT, WILLIAM P | $1,250 | 2 | G POINTE FARMS, MI | — | 1980 |
| 19 | MLAKAR, JOHN R | $1,250 | 2 | ANCHORAGE, AK | — | 1980 |
| 20 | BERMAN, MARVIN | $1,150 | 3 | SOUTHFIELD, MI | — | 1980 |
| 21 | AMEEN, MICHAEL M JR | $1,000 | 1 | LONDON ENGLAND, ZZ | — | 1980 |
| 22 | LEDBETTES, JOHN N MR | $1,000 | 1 | GREENWICH, CT | — | 1980 |
| 23 | KOOLSBERGEN, H I | $1,000 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 24 | LEVINSON, MORRIS MRS | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 25 | HUNZINGER, RICHARD C MR | $1,000 | 1 | BROOKFIELD, WI | — | 1980 |
| 26 | HOLLAND, A F MR | $1,000 | 3 | HOUSTON, TX | — | 1980 |
| 27 | LINDQUIST, F H | $1,000 | 1 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — | 1980 |
| 28 | MACKLE, F E JR MR | $1,000 | 1 | MIAMI, FL | — | 1980 |
| 29 | GRENVILLE, EMMET T | $1,000 | 1 | LEESBURG, VA | — | 1980 |
| 30 | MARANTETTE, DAVID T III | $1,000 | 1 | GROSSE POINTE FM, MI | — | 1980 |
| 31 | GHANI, CYRUS | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 32 | MARZELLA, JOSEPH | $1,000 | 1 | WALLINGFORD, PA | — | 1980 |
| 33 | CUMMINS, GERALD MR | $1,000 | 1 | PLANDOME, NY | — | 1980 |
| 34 | CROSS, RAYMOND E | $1,000 | 2 | LAKE FOREST, IL | — | 1980 |
| 35 | BUCKLEY, BERDELL | $1,000 | 1 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | — | 1980 |
| 36 | BURDGE, RICHARD M | $1,000 | 1 | LOCUST, NJ | — | 1980 |
| 37 | BARKER, MARJORIE A MRS | $1,000 | 1 | CHARLOTTE, NC | — | 1980 |
| 38 | MISHCER, W M MR | $1,000 | 1 | HOUSTON, TX | — | 1980 |
| 39 | ASNES, MARVIN A MR | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 40 | ANNABLE, ROSS M | $1,000 | 1 | CHARLOTTE, NC | — | 1980 |
| 41 | MORETTI, ROBERT MR | $1,000 | 1 | SACRAMENTO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 42 | CONWAY, JACK T MR | $1,000 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | — | 1980 |
| 43 | BATTLES, G D MR | $1,000 | 1 | MANCHESTER, CT | — | 1980 |
| 44 | ALVAREZ, JOSE J | $1,000 | 1 | SAN JUAN, PR | — | 1980 |
| 45 | BROWNSTEIN, HOWARD MR | $850 | 3 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 46 | LEWIS, STANLEY M | $750 | 1 | WESTON, MA | — | 1980 |
| 47 | DUMAINE, F C MR | $750 | 2 | BOSTON, MA | — | 1980 |
| 48 | CINADER, ARTHUR | $750 | 1 | PASSAIC, NJ | — | 1980 |
| 49 | DESTEIN, JOSEPH A | $750 | 1 | SAUSALITO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 50 | LAKER, IRVING | $650 | 2 | SOUTHFIELD, MI | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION FEDERAL PACC00147231 | $120,500 | 6 |
| 2 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $86,481 | 8 |
| 3 | NRSCC00027466 | $75,375 | 31 |
| 4 | DSCCC00042366 | $54,065 | 19 |
| 5 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009 | $39,750 | 34 |
| 6 | CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW MAJORITY (FEDERAL) (FKA CAMPAIGN FOR PROSPERITY)C00013490 | $30,000 | 12 |
| 7 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376 | $29,950 | 25 |
| 8 | CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INC PACC00346536 | $27,500 | 1 |
| 9 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERALC00001313 | $25,700 | 7 |
| 10 | CITIZENS CLUB FOR GROWTH INCC00439729 | $22,500 | 1 |
| 11 | NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00064774 | $20,928 | 3 |
| 12 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931 | $20,485 | 20 |
| 13 | COLEMAN VICTORY COMMITTEEC00369389 | $20,000 | 7 |
| 14 | FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSENC00439661 | $19,300 | 7 |
| 15 | REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDAC00099259 | $15,685 | 10 |
| 16 | WORKERS VOTEC00754051 | $15,500 | 1 |
| 17 | MOVEMENT VOTER PACC00728360 | $15,000 | 1 |
| 18 | REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF NEW MEXICOC00020818 | $15,000 | 1 |
| 19 | COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08C00386458 | $13,200 | 7 |
| 20 | MCSALLY PACC00666040 | $13,024 | 11 |
| 21 | CARGILL, INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00067884 | $13,000 | 7 |
| 22 | MINNESOTA-COLEMAN VICTORY COMMITTEEC00436428 | $12,300 | 7 |
| 23 | WINREDC00694323 | $12,281 | 8 |
| 24 | FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE, INC; THEC00195107 | $12,000 | 13 |
| 25 | EFFECTIVE PACC00099721 | $11,500 | 7 |