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DENTIST

Total Donated

$37,234,621

Contributions

96,941

Unique Donors

3,886

Top Employer

DENTIST

Contributors who listed DENTIST on federal itemized receipts account for $37.2M, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 96,941 contributions from 3,886 donors. DENTIST is a self-reported employer/occupation string, not a NAICS offices-of-dentists sector, and it is not merged with PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR, or a dental-group name. ADA membership and state dental-board rosters are different lists.

Key figures

  • DENTIST-labeled receipts total $37.2M.
  • 3,886 donors produced 96,941 contribution lines.
  • PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR, and practice names are separate strings.
  • DENTIST is self-reported FEC text, not a NAICS industry.

A clinical title in the industry table

Many dentists type DENTIST in both FEC boxes. Others type a practice name or D.D.S. Those variants are other keys if the stored text differs. The $37.2M total is the DENTIST string.

NAICS 6212 is not applied by the FEC. LobbyVault does not recode this title into that sector. Oral surgeons or hygienists who typed other words are elsewhere.

3,886 donors and 96,941 lines

3,886 donors produced 96,941 DENTIST contribution lines totaling $37.2M. Unique-donor count is in the same band as REAL ESTATE with a smaller dollar total. Repeat giving explains receipts above unique donors.

Party share is not on this industry headline. Specialty dental PACs, if they exist, are committees — not this individual-label rollup.

Full analysis: DENTIST on FEC schedules: $37.2M itemized →

Questions

How much have DENTIST donors given federally?
LobbyVault attributes $37.2M to the DENTIST FEC string, from 96,941 contributions and 3,886 donors. PHYSICIAN and practice-name employers are separate. The label is not a NAICS dental-office total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
Does this include dental hygienists and specialists?
Only if they typed DENTIST. Other titles and group-practice names are other industry keys. The $37.2M figure is the DENTIST string only. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
Is DENTIST merged with DOCTOR?
No. They are different free-text values. LobbyVault keeps separate rows because the FEC file does. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted. This answer uses only the packet totals for that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov, with no NAICS overlay applied.
How many unique dentist donors are listed?
The rollup counts 3,886 donors and 96,941 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a dental-board census. Figures on this answer are limited to that 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

All data ties →

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

DENTIST political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$91,79211385
1982$34,3752111
1984$47,6002614
1986$12,000147
1988$18,3001611
1990$4,60086
1992$11,2002012
1994$25,3863714
1996$24,5104416
1998$13,4562316
2000$23,3064316
2002$16,8143312
2004$43,6297016
2006$32,4015116
2008$67,3508815
2010$49,8556011
2012$65,1498312
2014$35,2704414

Top Donors

Top DENTIST donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1ICHINOSE, BENJAMIN DR$18,0009HILLSBOROUGH, CA—1980
2CONROY, PETER A$4,1251SAN FRANCISCO, CA—1980
3KRAVITZ, CHAPLES S DR$3,0001HUNTINGDONVLY, PA—1980
4ICHINOSE, BENJAMIN$2,0003HILLSBOROUGH, CA—1980
5LLOYD, CECIL T DR$2,0001SHREVEPORT, LA—1980
6GRAY, FRED H$2,0002SHREVEPORT, LA—1980
7MERONEY, DAVID S DR$1,9503LEESBURG, VA—1980
8FAULCONER, FORREST$1,8502COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—1980
9GIANULIAS, GUS C$1,7002SACRAMENTO, CA—1980
10FOSTER, REX B JR$1,5833WATERLOO, IA—1980
11ECHOLS, ROBERT F$1,5002HOUSTON, TX—1980
12MULVIHILL, L C$1,0591PITTSBURGH, PA—1980
13COLEMAN, GEORGE J DR$1,0001MIAMI, FL—1980
14HALL, WENDELL L$1,0001TAMPA, FL—1980
15BERKOWITZ, SAMUEL DR$1,0001MIAMI, FL—1980
16FOX, DAVID E DR$1,0001PHILADELPHIA, PA—1980
17KIEHL, ROBERT L DR$1,0001TACOMA, WA—1980
18MCNAMARA, THOMAS J$1,0001COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—1980
19GOODMAN, BARRY S MR$1,0001ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL—1980
20ICHINOSE, BENJAMIN D D S$1,0001HILLSBOROUGH, CA—1980
21BECK, GEORGE H$1,0001PUEBLO, CO—1980
22BOZZUTO, JOHN M JR$1,0001WATERBURY, CT—1980
23BRADY, HERBERT H DR$1,0001ATHERTON, CA—1980
24DAVIS, GROVER$1,0001FT LAUDERDALE, FL—1980
25HEISER, JOHN H DR$1,0001CAM DENTON, MO—1980
26CONLEY, L L DDS$1,0002MERRITT ISLAND, FL—1980
27HEMBREE, WILLIAM L$1,0001JACKSONVILLE, FL—1980
28MULLINS, GARY L DMD$1,0001BLACKVILLE, SC—1980
29BRODY, LAURENCE DR$1,0001N MIAMI BEACH, FL—1980
30ARCIDI, ALFRED L$1,0001NORTH ANDOVER, MA—1980
31DAVIS, ROBERT E DDS$1,0001ROME, GA—1980
32FLAVIN, JOHN F$1,0001CONCORD, MA—1980
33ALFRED, ARCIDI$1,0002NO ANDOVER, MA—1980
34MIX, FLOYD$1,0001CHICAGO, IL—1980
35ENG, ROGER S DR$1,0002SUNNYVALE, CA—1980
36HARMON, JOSEPH$1,0002ANCHORAGE, AK—1980
37ANDERSON, EDWARD M$1,0001OCALA, FL—1980
38MCNAMARA, THOMAS J(IK)$1,0001COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—1980
39LUCAS, JERRY$1,0002(*LUCAS, JERRY, OK—1980
40BECK, GEORGE H (IK)$1,0001PUEBLO, CO—1980
41FOX, DAVID DR$1,0002PHILADELPHIA, PA—1980
42DAY, RICHARD L$1,0001ANCHORAGE, AK—1980
43HARVEY, DALE W DR$1,0001MONTICELLO, IN—1980
44BARNHILL, BARNEY$1,0001ROCKWALL, TX—1980
45CAMP, RAY M SR$1,0001DOUGLASVILLE, GA—1980
46KRENZER, DONALD H DR$1,0001WASHINGTON, DC—1980
47KRAVITZ, CHARLES S DDS$1,0001HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA—1980
48CLARKE, ROY F MR$9771NEPTUNE BEACH, FL—1980
49ALEXANDER, RICHARD$9001NASHUA, NH—1980
50MCLEAN, JOHN$8502KANSAS CITY, MO—1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received DENTIST donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$175,79212
2TRUMP VICTORYC00618389$85,2002
3NRCCC00075820$66,5854
4REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376$40,0009
5LOFGREN VICTORY FUNDC00624049$34,1001
6LOFGREN FOR CONGRESSC00289603$27,7001
7DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$24,98613
8WINREDC00694323$22,20910
9REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$20,02718
10NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009$19,45016
11TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$17,58513
12FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$16,40510
13HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946$15,9259
1410TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEEC00005462$15,0001
15OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$15,0005
16DSCCC00042366$14,72516
17SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESSC00495952$14,6001
18MAINSTREAM PACC00343574$13,8001
19HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$11,0613
20KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEC00011197$10,0001
21ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282$9,0004
22HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$8,6456
23JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT INCC00383653$8,5005
24STEPHEN LYNCH FOR CONGRESSC00366948$8,0001
25SOUTHERLAND FOR CONGRESSC00468959$7,6991