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CAPITAL ONE

Total Donated

$3,373,253

Contributions

18,725

Unique Donors

546

Top Employer

CAPITAL ONE

Filers who listed CAPITAL ONE on federal campaign reports account for $3.4M ($3,373,253) in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. The cluster holds 18,725 contributions and 546 donors. CAPITAL ONE is the two-word bank brand as typed, not a NAICS credit-card-issuing total, not Capital One’s PAC, and not CAPITAL ONE BANK, CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL, or CAPITAL ONE, N.A. as longer legal strings.

Key figures

  • CAPITAL ONE as FEC employer text totals $3.4M ($3,373,253) from 546 donors.
  • 18,725 contribution lines sit under that two-word bank brand.
  • CAPITAL ONE BANK and BANK OF AMERICA are separate FEC keys.
  • The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or company PAC total.

Two-word brand, not a bank-sector recode

Five hundred forty-six unique donors produced 18,725 contributions totaling $3,373,253. About 34 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $180 describe the arithmetic. CAPITAL ONE BANK, CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, CAPITAL ONE, N.A., and BANK OF AMERICA can exist as other keys. They are not inside $3,373,253 unless they grouped to CAPITAL ONE.

Top employer matches CAPITAL ONE. The FEC field records what was typed, not a securities-filing legal name. LobbyVault does not recode CAPITAL ONE BANK into this two-word brand. Researchers who want a combined Capital One family must recode after export. The 18,725-line count is consistent with repeat payroll-style itemizations under a short parent stamp.

546 donors and 18,725 lines

18,725 lines from 546 people is a thick receipt pattern. Mean per donor is about $6,178. Repeat payroll deductions can inflate contribution counts without raising unique donors. The packet does not publish a cards-versus-retail-bank 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 $3,373,253 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Coverage is itemized federal individual receipts only.

Full analysis: CAPITAL ONE money in federal elections β†’

Questions

How much have CAPITAL ONE-listed donors given federally?
LobbyVault attributes $3,373,253 to the CAPITAL ONE employer string, from 18,725 contributions and 546 donors. These are itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov, not the company’s PAC and not a NAICS credit-intermediation total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
Is CAPITAL ONE BANK included?
Only if those receipts grouped to the two-word CAPITAL ONE key. CAPITAL ONE BANK and CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL are separate grouped keys if filers used them. The $3.4M total is receipts whose employer text grouped to CAPITAL ONE. LobbyVault does not merge those variants into this row. Unitemized gifts are omitted.
Does this include Bank of America employees?
No. BANK OF AMERICA is a separate employer string. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text CAPITAL ONE. Staff who typed only BANKER are in that title row instead. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
How many unique donors listed CAPITAL ONE?
The rollup counts 546 donors and 18,725 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

CAPITAL ONE political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
2000$4,25065
2002$3,50062
2004$73,2155343
2006$123,7867140
2008$150,35613073
2010$105,05911141
2012$213,57417374
2014$152,7989253
2016$192,28090276
2018$159,86254146

Top Donors

Top CAPITAL ONE donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1FINNERAN, JOHN$68,35022CHEVY CHASE, MDβ€”2000–2014
2LIBERSON, DENNIS $56,99030GREAT FALLS, VAEVP, HUMAN RESOURCES2004–2014
3YAJNIK, SANJIV$41,00011RICHMOND, VAVP, MARKETING & ANALYSIS2006–2014
4FORESTELL, JACK$38,75013RICHMOND, VAVP, MARKETING & ANALYSIS2006–2014
5KOTTLER, ROBERT$24,6259ARLINGTON, VASVP, SMALL BUSINESS BANKING2010–2014
6BORGMANN, KEVIN$23,6006DALLAS, TXDIRECTOR2010–2014
7BUSSER, KATHERINE$21,0005RICHMOND, VAINFORMATION REQUESTED2008–2012
8WITTER, JONATHAN$20,7749WASHINGTON, DCPRES, RETAIL & DIRECT BANKING2012–2014
9BUDDE, SHAWN $20,51719RICHMOND, VAFINANCE2004–2012
10PAHREN, JUDITH$18,0006RICHMOND, VASVP, HR CLIENT CONSULTING2008–2014
11PIKE, LYNN$16,48017NEW YORK, NYPRESIDENT, BANKING2008–2010
12OLLE, LAURA$16,44911WASHINGTON, DCSVP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY2004–2008
13NAVARRETE, ANDRES $14,50412CHEVY CHASE, MDASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL2004–2014
14FENDIG, CHARLES$13,75012CHEVY CHASE, MDMANAGING VP, CORP DEVELOPMENT2008–2014
15FAIRBANK, RICHARD MR$13,4005MC LEAN, VACEO2006–2012
16MANGUM, LANCE$13,25032WASHINGTON, DCFEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS2008–2014
17FAIRBANK, RICHARD D. MR.$12,1004MCLEAN, VACEO2008–2012
18TRAUB, JEAN$11,4706ALEXANDRIA, VAASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL2004–2014
19TIETJEN, JAMES$11,1009MATTHEWS, NCEVP/CHIEF AUDITOR2008–2014
20OLSON, RICHARD MR.$10,67222MC LEAN, VAMANAGER2004–2014
21ABRAMS, MURRAY$10,36230POTOMAC, MDEVP, BUSINESS ANALYSIS2008–2016
22CILLUFFO, WILLIAM$10,0918VIENNA, VAVP, MARKETING & ANALYSIS2004–2012
23YAMAMOTO, MICHAEL T$9,0003GLEN ALLEN, VAVP, MIS2004–2006
24CONGDON, LEE $8,75010SUMMIT, NJVP, SR. BIO OF IT CORPORATE DEVELOPMEN2004–2014
25MUGFORD, STEVE$7,5004WELLESLEY, MAEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT2012
26GOODMAN, SCOT$7,5005GLEN ALLEN, VAMVP2010–2014
27HU, KATHRYN$7,3928ARLINGTON, VAATTORNEY2004–2014
28FINNERAN, JOHN G. MR. JR.$7,3002CHEVY CHASE, MDEVP2008–2012
29HILDEBRAND, SCOTT R.$6,5004KESWICK, VAVICE PRESIDENT2004–2006
30JEPPESEN, DAVID$6,3683GLEN ALLEN, VAVP, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS2006–2014
31DELUCA, STEVEN$6,3507RICHMOND, VADIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS2010–2014
32WELLMAN, KRISTINE M$6,0002WILMINGTON, DESVP2014
33BORGMAN, KEVIN$6,0002WASHINGTON, DCDIRECTOR2008–2010
34REIDY, JEROME M$6,0002ELLICOTT CITY, MDVP, FINANCE & ACCOUNTING2004–2006
35GOLDSTEIN, KEVIN J. $6,0002RICHMOND, VAVP, MARKETING & ANALYSIS2004–2006
36BUSSER, KATHERINE E$6,0002RICHMOND, VAβ€”2006
37MAGNANO, ROBERT$6,0002GLEN ALLEN, VASVP, ENTERPRISE SERVICES2014
38GOLDFINE, STEPHANIE$5,6007WASHINGTON, DCSR DIRECTOR,ASSOC GEN. COUNSEL2008–2014
39HOCH, MARY JO$5,55021DALLAS, TXCOMMERCIAL BANKER2008–2012
40GOLDSTEIN, KEVIN$5,5469RICHMOND, VABANKING2004–2014
41ADDAS, JOANNE$5,1506SPRINGFIELD, VAINFORMATION REQUESTED2008–2016
42SCHNALL, PETER A$5,0003FALLS CHURCH, VABANKER2006–2012
43SLOCUM, MIKE$5,0001NEW YORK, NYEXECUTIVE2012
44DANIELS, RICHARD D$5,0002MCKINNEY, TXVP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY2006
45BAKER, WARRENETTA$4,9926BETHESDA, MDASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL2006–2012
46MUGLORD, STEPHEN$4,8002WELLESLEY, MASTRATEGY EXECUTIVE2010
47ABRAMS, MURRAY P$4,80025POTOMAC, MDEVP2016
48LAGASSA, DAVID$4,7504PLANO, TXEXECUTIVE2008–2012
49PERLIN, GARY L. MR.$4,3002FAIRFAX STATION, VACFO2008–2012
50CUMMINGS, CARLETON MR.$4,2003GLEN ALLEN, VAMANAGER2008–2012

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received CAPITAL ONE donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUNDC00326595$738,125608
2ACTBLUEC00401224$200,103298
3CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION PACC00035535$51,00010
4MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEEC00193342$47,900110
5OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$42,360144
6FRIENDS OF ROY BLUNTC00304758$30,40095
7VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00365122$27,58413
8WINGFIELD FOR CONGRESSC00508549$26,50060
9FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$25,876167
10CHRIS DODD FOR PRESIDENT INCC00431379$22,70014
11TIM JOHNSON FOR SOUTH DAKOTA INCC00201533$22,00078
12HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$19,73086
13HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00271007$19,5846
14FRIENDS OF JOHN DELANEYC00508416$17,15021
15HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$16,97498
16FRIENDS OF MARK WARNERC00438713$16,10047
17HILTON WORLDWIDE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00213074$15,36010
18WIN THE ERA PACC00697441$15,03444
19AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC. PACC00114108$14,0001
20FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00068692$12,9165
21INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 98 COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONC00162818$12,5923
22WEXTON FOR CONGRESSC00638023$12,15033
23REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$10,90336
24DSCCC00042366$10,67031
25FIRST HORIZON CORPORATION LA FED PACC00406066$10,3769