FEDERAL EXPRESS
Total Donated
$3,333,331
Contributions
7,244
Unique Donors
238
Top Employer
FEDERAL EXPRESS
Contributors who listed FEDERAL EXPRESS on federal itemized receipts account for $3.3M ($3,333,331), according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 7,244 contributions from 238 donors. FEDERAL EXPRESS is the two-word carrier stamp as typed, not a NAICS couriers-and-express-delivery total, not FedEx’s PAC, and not FEDEX, FEDEX CORPORATION, or UPS as sibling carrier strings.
Key figures
- FEDERAL EXPRESS as FEC employer text totals $3.3M ($3,333,331) from 238 donors.
- 7,244 contribution lines sit under that spelled-out two-word carrier stamp.
- FEDEX and UPS are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or company PAC total.
Two-word FEDERAL EXPRESS, not a courier-sector recode
LobbyVault ranks grouped employer text. FEDERAL EXPRESS is the carrier as committees stored it, spelled out rather than abbreviated. The $3,333,331 total is those itemized gifts. It is not parcel revenue, not a hub-count, and not a NAICS rollup of all express carriers.
People who typed FEDEX, FEDEX CORPORATION, FEDEX EXPRESS, UPS, or DRIVER without the two-word stamp sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not collapse those spellings into this key. Researchers who want a combined FedEx family must recode after export. Top employer matches FEDERAL EXPRESS. Two hundred thirty-eight unique people is a narrower roster than the UPS three-letter stamp at similar dollars.
238 donors and 7,244 lines
238 unique donors produced 7,244 FEDERAL EXPRESS contribution lines totaling $3,333,331. That is on the order of 30 itemized receipts per donor and a mean gift near $460. Mean per donor is about $14,006 — among the higher per-person means in this packet wave, driven by fewer unique donors. The packet does not publish a pilot-versus-hub 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 $3,333,331 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Coverage is federal itemized individual receipts only.
Full analysis: FEDERAL EXPRESS money in federal elections →
Questions
- How much have FEDERAL EXPRESS-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $3,333,331 to the FEDERAL EXPRESS employer string, from 7,244 contributions and 238 donors. These are itemized individual receipts on FEC.gov, not the company’s PAC and not a NAICS couriers total. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Is FEDEX included in this total?
- Only if those receipts grouped to FEDERAL EXPRESS. FEDEX and FEDEX CORPORATION are separate grouped keys if filers used them. The $3.3M total is receipts whose employer text grouped to FEDERAL EXPRESS. LobbyVault does not merge those variants into this row. Unitemized gifts are omitted.
- Does this include UPS employees?
- No. UPS is a separate employer string. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text FEDERAL EXPRESS. Staff who typed only DRIVER 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 FEDERAL EXPRESS?
- The rollup counts 238 donors and 7,244 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
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | $2,500 | 3 | 2 |
| 1986 | $1,100 | 2 | 2 |
| 1988 | $6,100 | 9 | 7 |
| 1990 | $14,008 | 4 | 4 |
| 1992 | $73,520 | 16 | 8 |
| 1994 | $17,858 | 15 | 9 |
| 1996 | $427,119 | 36 | 12 |
| 1998 | $510,278 | 50 | 19 |
| 2000 | $335,341 | 52 | 20 |
| 2002 | $146,198 | 38 | 14 |
| 2004 | $59,098 | 61 | 17 |
| 2006 | $133,129 | 110 | 47 |
| 2008 | $78,984 | 117 | 35 |
| 2010 | $68,738 | 117 | 33 |
| 2012 | $52,956 | 89 | 29 |
| 2014 | $98,075 | 138 | 38 |
| 2016 | $307,237 | 899 | 52 |
| 2018 | $136,248 | 345 | 40 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FEDERAL EXPRESS | $1,392,880 | 67 | WASHINGTON, DC | — | 1992–2008 |
| 2 | SMITH, FREDERICK W | $225,093 | 168 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1984–2014 |
| 3 | LAROCCA, ALBERT | $37,500 | 21 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1992–2010 |
| 4 | BRONCZEK, DAVID | $36,978 | 21 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 2000–2014 |
| 5 | CLARK, G. E | $31,658 | 76 | GERMANTOWN, TN | FTN CEO & PRESIDENT | 2004–2010 |
| 6 | TAGG, GEORGE | $21,500 | 28 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1988–2008 |
| 7 | PAPPAS, CARY C | $19,636 | 50 | COLLIERVILLE, TN | — | 1998–2014 |
| 8 | THORNTON, JOE | $17,950 | 11 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1988–2014 |
| 9 | GLENN, T. M | $15,636 | 32 | MEMPHIS, TN | EVP MARKET DEVELOPMENT/CORPORATE COMMU | 2006–2014 |
| 10 | LOGUE, WILLIAM J | $15,056 | 33 | GERMANTOWN, TN | — | 2000–2014 |
| 11 | ALLEN, MARK R | $12,434 | 29 | MEMPHIS, TN | VP LEGAL/EMEA | 2006–2016 |
| 12 | MAIER, HENRY J | $12,224 | 45 | GERMANTOWN, TN | VP MARKETING | 2006–2014 |
| 13 | BUTTREY, DOUG | $11,200 | 2 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1990–1996 |
| 14 | WOOLDRIDGE, GREG | $10,770 | 11 | PORTLAND, OR | FLIGHT ENGINEER | 2008–2014 |
| 15 | TAGG, GEORGE C | $10,700 | 13 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1990–2002 |
| 16 | CLOUD, A DOYLE | $9,000 | 10 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1998–2006 |
| 17 | ADAMS, GINA F | $8,180 | 26 | WASHINGTON, DC | CVP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 2006–2016 |
| 18 | LEARY, GERALD P | $7,074 | 18 | MEMPHIS, TN | EVP/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER-FTN | 2006–2014 |
| 19 | WEISE, THEODORE L | $6,000 | 4 | GERMANTOWN, TN | — | 1996–2010 |
| 20 | WILHOITE, HARRIS B | $5,500 | 3 | GERMANTOWN, TN | — | 2000 |
| 21 | SUBRAMANIAM, RAJESH | $5,276 | 7 | MEMPHIS, TN | SVP CANADA | 2006–2014 |
| 22 | MCCRACKEN, GARY S | $5,000 | 9 | CORDOVA, TN | AIRLINE PILOT | 2006–2014 |
| 23 | PRESLEY, CAROLE ANNE | $5,000 | 1 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1992 |
| 24 | REMILLARD, LAWRENCE E | $5,000 | 7 | WHITINSVILLE, MA | — | 1996 |
| 25 | METCALF, PATRICK | $4,470 | 10 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 2000–2012 |
| 26 | BRONCZEK, JUDITH M | $4,300 | 4 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 27 | CORBEY, JOHN E | $4,000 | 8 | ANCHORAGE, AK | AIRLINE PILOT | 2008–2014 |
| 28 | GUSTKE, CARL W | $3,750 | 7 | CABOT, AR | — | 1998–2012 |
| 29 | SHADOWENS, LAMONT W MR. JR | $3,500 | 4 | MEMPHIS, TN | PILOT | 2008–2012 |
| 30 | RIDDER, ROBERT R. | $3,350 | 6 | MEMPHIS, TN | DC-10 CAPTAIN | 2006–2008 |
| 31 | MARVEL, WILLIAM | $3,250 | 4 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1996–2000 |
| 32 | FRANKLIN, BOBBY | $3,000 | 6 | GERMANTOWN, TN | — | 1984–2014 |
| 33 | REMILLARD, LAWRENCE | $3,000 | 3 | WHITINSVILLE, MA | — | 1994–1996 |
| 34 | CARLSON, WALT G JR | $3,000 | 1 | ANCHORAGE, AK | AIRLINE PILOT | 2006 |
| 35 | MASTERSON, KENNETH R | $3,000 | 2 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 2000–2006 |
| 36 | ELLIS, ROBERT BYRON JR. | $2,950 | 7 | OXFORD, MS | PILOT | 2008–2012 |
| 37 | YUNKUN, DENISE M | $2,880 | 7 | COLLIERVILLE, TN | DIRECTOR SALES PLANNING | 2006–2012 |
| 38 | HUMPHRIES, KEVIN M | $2,856 | 10 | MEMPHIS, TN | SR VP IT | 2006–2014 |
| 39 | FEILER, LEONARD B | $2,780 | 5 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1998–2014 |
| 40 | GUSTKE, CARL W MR | $2,550 | 4 | CABOT, AR | — | 1998–2014 |
| 41 | ANDERSON, DELORISE R | $2,508 | 1 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1990 |
| 42 | CLAYBORNE, KAREN M | $2,500 | 3 | LAKELAND, TN | — | 1998–2002 |
| 43 | BAH, TRICIA | $2,400 | 2 | DALLAS, GA | TEACHER | 2010 |
| 44 | BYRD, DWAYNE | $2,350 | 2 | MUNFORD, TN | — | 1996–2006 |
| 45 | SEDWICK, VINCE | $2,300 | 1 | ALEXANDRIA, VA | COMMERCIAL PILOT | 2008 |
| 46 | MERINO, JOHN L | $2,286 | 6 | MEMPHIS, TN | CVP PRINCIPAL ACCOUNT OFFICER | 2006–2014 |
| 47 | METCALF, PATRICK MR. | $2,250 | 3 | MEMPHIS, TN | SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST | 2004–2008 |
| 48 | LYMAN, RICHARD L. MR. | $2,200 | 4 | COLLIERVILLE, TN | PILOT | 2008 |
| 49 | FORE, CHARLES | $2,150 | 9 | MEMPHIS, TN | — | 1996–2012 |
| 50 | FREED, RODNEY | $2,000 | 2 | LACONNER, WA | — | 2004–2014 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00068692 | $682,405 | 607 |
| 2 | NRSC - NONFEDERALC60000148 | $580,149 | 67 |
| 3 | RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015 | $292,412 | 67 |
| 4 | 1998 REP H/S DINNER TRUST NON-FEDC60001161 | $175,000 | 67 |
| 5 | NRCCC - NON FEDERAL #1C60000205 | $159,400 | 67 |
| 6 | AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PACC00035451 | $82,532 | 137 |
| 7 | TEAM RYANC00545947 | $72,200 | 168 |
| 8 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $64,597 | 248 |
| 9 | NRSCC00027466 | $58,262 | 215 |
| 10 | DNC-NONFEDERAL-CORPORATEC60000262 | $48,000 | 67 |
| 11 | 1996 REP S/H DINNER TRUST AND BLDG FUND-NON FEDC60000742 | $30,000 | 67 |
| 12 | BOB CORKER FOR SENATE 2018 INCC00430462 | $26,400 | 189 |
| 13 | GENE TAYLOR FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00220145 | $25,000 | 67 |
| 14 | DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254 | $25,000 | 168 |
| 15 | HAROLD FORD JR FOR TENNESSEEC00316141 | $23,300 | 233 |
| 16 | MCCONNELL FOR THE MAJORITYC00548651 | $22,800 | 175 |
| 17 | 1999 REP S/H DINNER NON-FED TRUSTC60001310 | $20,000 | 67 |
| 18 | 1995 REP S/H DINNER TRUST (NON-FEDERAL)C60000643 | $20,000 | 67 |
| 19 | BIRTHDAY VICTORY FUND NON-FED ACCT 1C60000874 | $15,000 | 67 |
| 20 | HOLLINGS FOR SENATEC00028332 | $14,500 | 300 |
| 21 | MARK PRYOR FOR US SENATEC00366401 | $13,400 | 250 |
| 22 | TUBERVILLE FOR SENATE, INC.C00701672 | $12,973 | 25 |
| 23 | MCCONNELL VICTORY KENTUCKYC00536409 | $12,500 | 21 |
| 24 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $12,485 | 47 |
| 25 | KUSTOFF FOR CONGRESSC00614826 | $12,000 | 189 |