FARMER
Total Donated
$103,865,915
Contributions
331,075
Unique Donors
8,766
Top Employer
FARMER
Contributors who listed FARMER on federal itemized receipts account for $103.9M, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 331,075 contributions from 8,766 donors. FARMER is a self-reported employer/occupation string, not a NAICS agriculture sector, and it is not merged with RANCHER, a commodity group, or a farm LLC name. USDA production statistics are a different dataset. This page is the FEC text FARMER.
Key figures
- FARMER-labeled receipts total $103.9M.
- 8,766 donors produced 331,075 contribution lines.
- RANCHER and farm-name employers are separate FEC strings.
- FARMER is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry.
An occupation word, not a crop census
Donors type FARMER when that is how they describe work. Some also type a county, a ranch name, or 'self.' Those other strings are other industry keys. The $103.9M total does not measure acres, bushels, or farm-bill lobbying by trade associations.
NAICS 11 (agriculture) is not applied by the FEC to these rows. LobbyVault does not recode FARMER into that code. The ranking is literal text among other literal texts.
8,766 donors and 331,075 lines
8,766 donors produced 331,075 FARMER contribution lines. Receipts far exceed unique donors, a familiar itemized-repeat pattern. The dollar total, $103.9M, is the sum of those lines, not a subsidy figure and not a PAC transfer.
Party share is not published on this industry headline. Commodity PACs, if they appear, are committees — a different FEC category than this individual-label rollup.
Full analysis: FARMER on FEC schedules: $103.9M itemized →
Questions
- How much have FARMER donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $103.9M to the FARMER FEC string, from 331,075 contributions and 8,766 donors. RANCHER is a separate label. The figure is not a NAICS agriculture total and not a USDA program outlay. 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 farm PACs and commodity groups?
- This page sums itemized individual receipts grouped under FARMER. Committee PACs are other FEC schedules. A donor who typed a co-op or LLC name is in a different industry row. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Is FARMER the same as RANCHER in the data?
- No. They are different free-text values. LobbyVault keeps two rows because the FEC file does. Merging them is a research step, not the public layout. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- How many unique farmer donors are listed?
- The rollup counts 8,766 donors and 331,075 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a Census of Agriculture farm count. 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
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $522,398 | 857 | 554 |
| 1982 | $240,562 | 292 | 151 |
| 1984 | $180,823 | 234 | 122 |
| 1986 | $155,158 | 178 | 104 |
| 1988 | $170,146 | 204 | 112 |
| 1990 | $201,337 | 338 | 143 |
| 1992 | $301,241 | 504 | 161 |
| 1994 | $310,112 | 481 | 147 |
| 1996 | $452,058 | 707 | 171 |
| 1998 | $347,841 | 522 | 132 |
| 2000 | $501,111 | 645 | 152 |
| 2002 | $349,147 | 479 | 126 |
| 2004 | $584,970 | 669 | 138 |
| 2006 | $445,065 | 544 | 116 |
| 2008 | $733,977 | 784 | 121 |
| 2010 | $552,390 | 606 | 112 |
| 2012 | $661,838 | 860 | 122 |
| 2014 | $625,980 | 550 | 101 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARRIS, JOHN C | $14,525 | 13 | COALINGA, CA | — | 1980 |
| 2 | HARRIS, DAVID F MR | $10,950 | 2 | SALISBURY, CT | — | 1980 |
| 3 | BROOK, T L MR | $10,000 | 1 | PAUMA VALLEY, CA | — | 1980 |
| 4 | BELL, JAMES R | $7,900 | 9 | BLOOMINGTON, IL | — | 1980 |
| 5 | JITKOFF, ANDREW | $7,668 | 8 | KINGSVILLE, TX | — | 1980 |
| 6 | HOWE, ED | $6,880 | 9 | STRATFORD, CA | — | 1980 |
| 7 | HILLIARD, JOE MARLIN | $6,842 | 9 | CLEIVISTON, FL | — | 1980 |
| 8 | BROWN, DAVID | $6,200 | 7 | CHAMBERINO, NM | — | 1980 |
| 9 | FANJUL, ALFONSO SR | $5,000 | 1 | PALM BEACH, FL | — | 1980 |
| 10 | ELMORE, JOHN | $4,750 | 6 | BRAWLEY, CA | — | 1980 |
| 11 | CARLTON, O D II | $4,500 | 5 | ALBANY, GA | — | 1980 |
| 12 | BORBA, ROSS JR | $4,500 | 5 | RIVERDALE, CA | — | 1980 |
| 13 | MURDY, JOHN A III | $3,800 | 4 | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | — | 1980 |
| 14 | BROWDER, CHARLES O | $3,800 | 5 | SWEETWATER, TN | — | 1980 |
| 15 | JOHNSON, MORGAN H | $3,535 | 4 | MADERA, CA | — | 1980 |
| 16 | ARP, HAROLD | $3,375 | 5 | MARICOPA, AZ | — | 1980 |
| 17 | HOOD, GILBERT A | $3,000 | 2 | CLARE, IA | — | 1980 |
| 18 | JOHNSON, C O MRS | $3,000 | 1 | PERRATON, TX | — | 1980 |
| 19 | ASH, JESSE M | $3,000 | 2 | HOLLY SPRINGS, MS | — | 1980 |
| 20 | CAULKINS, GEORGE P JR | $3,000 | 3 | DENVER, CO | — | 1980 |
| 21 | HOUSTON, W H III | $3,000 | 3 | TUNICA, MS | — | 1980 |
| 22 | DAY, CLARENCE | $2,900 | 5 | TILLAR, AR | — | 1980 |
| 23 | CAMERON, DAN | $2,750 | 4 | BRAWLEY, CA | — | 1980 |
| 24 | DAWSON, JOHN W | $2,600 | 3 | HAWKINSVILLE, GA | — | 1980 |
| 25 | GOWDY, BILLY R MR | $2,500 | 1 | TEXHOMA, OK | — | 1980 |
| 26 | CUZZOCERO, ERNEST J JR | $2,500 | 1 | ORANGE, CT | — | 1980 |
| 27 | BENSON, JOHN R | $2,500 | 4 | BRAWLEY, CA | — | 1980 |
| 28 | MITCHENER, FRANK M JR | $2,500 | 3 | MS | — | 1980 |
| 29 | BAINS, DIDAR SINGH | $2,500 | 3 | YUBA CITY, CA | — | 1980 |
| 30 | JOHNSON, ROBERT A | $2,487 | 4 | MADERA, CA | — | 1980 |
| 31 | ANDROS, GEORGE | $2,400 | 4 | FRESNO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 32 | CARSON, WILLIAM P | $2,250 | 4 | NEW BERLIN, IL | — | 1980 |
| 33 | GIFFEN, PRICE | $2,039 | 4 | FIVE POINTS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 34 | DODSON, DAVID | $2,000 | 2 | CADDO MILLS, TX | — | 1980 |
| 35 | MARSHALL, C J MR | $2,000 | 2 | JEROME, ID | — | 1980 |
| 36 | KETT, STEWART MR | $2,000 | 2 | WATSONVILLE, CA | — | 1980 |
| 37 | DAVIS, JOSEPH W | $2,000 | 4 | AVOCA, IA | — | 1980 |
| 38 | JACKSON, HOWELL MRS | $2,000 | 2 | PALM BEACH, FL | — | 1980 |
| 39 | BRANDT, WILLIAM L | $2,000 | 3 | EL CENTRO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 40 | COX, DONALD H | $2,000 | 3 | BRAWLEY, CA | — | 1980 |
| 41 | KNIGHT, S N SR | $2,000 | 1 | BELLE GLADE, FL | — | 1980 |
| 42 | GLASSMAN, ROBERT | $1,825 | 2 | FRESNO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 43 | DIENER, FRANK C MR | $1,800 | 3 | FIRVE POINTS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 44 | ANDERSON, KERMETH G | $1,750 | 5 | SHAFTER, CA | — | 1980 |
| 45 | CHAMP, JOSEPH C | $1,750 | 3 | ELSBERRY, MO | — | 1980 |
| 46 | JITKOFF, ANDREW MR | $1,750 | 3 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | — | 1980 |
| 47 | BRITZ, ALBERT | $1,700 | 3 | FIVE POINTS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 48 | GIFFEN, PRICE MR | $1,660 | 2 | FIVE POINTS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 49 | ARNOLD, MARY ANN | $1,650 | 2 | MARKED TREE, AK | — | 1980 |
| 50 | HULL, RALPH | $1,550 | 4 | MONROE, OR | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $1,088,777 | 138 |
| 2 | WINREDC00694323 | $381,902 | 102 |
| 3 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $195,387 | 114 |
| 4 | DSCCC00042366 | $193,225 | 102 |
| 5 | NRSCC00027466 | $156,016 | 100 |
| 6 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $151,022 | 145 |
| 7 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $146,033 | 78 |
| 8 | DCCCC00000935 | $141,952 | 87 |
| 9 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $135,701 | 65 |
| 10 | A BRIGHT FUTUREC00560367 | $113,150 | 7 |
| 11 | TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371 | $104,165 | 95 |
| 12 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009 | $95,996 | 65 |
| 13 | JIM COSTA FOR CONGRESSC00391029 | $95,550 | 30 |
| 14 | DODSON FOR SENATE-WYOMING FIRST INCC00671776 | $93,784 | 2 |
| 15 | TRUMP VICTORYC00618389 | $89,650 | 35 |
| 16 | KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEC00011197 | $88,250 | 14 |
| 17 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376 | $83,105 | 75 |
| 18 | FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PACC00012328 | $82,711 | 22 |
| 19 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931 | $80,472 | 125 |
| 20 | AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PACC00081414 | $71,596 | 12 |
| 21 | NRCCC00075820 | $68,877 | 44 |
| 22 | DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEC00370056 | $67,174 | 55 |
| 23 | NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTONC00023028 | $66,471 | 86 |
| 24 | SCALISE LEADERSHIP FUNDC00568162 | $65,600 | 1 |
| 25 | MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100 | $62,239 | 67 |