How much have INTERIOR DESIGNER-listed donors given federally?

LobbyVault attributes $6,153,992 to the INTERIOR DESIGNER employer string, from 20,341 contributions and 433 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a studio PAC and not a NAICS design-services 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 INTERIOR DESIGNER the same as DESIGNER or ARCHITECT?

No. DESIGNER and ARCHITECT are separate grouped strings. The $6,153,992 total is only receipts whose employer text grouped to INTERIOR DESIGNER. 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 everyone who listed a design studio by name?

No. Named studios are separate employer keys if stored that way. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text INTERIOR DESIGNER. People who typed only DESIGNER are in that shorter title row. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.

How many unique donors listed INTERIOR DESIGNER?

The rollup counts 433 donors and 20,341 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a census of working designers. Figures are limited to the FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

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INTERIOR DESIGNER

Total Donated

$6,153,992

Contributions

20,341

Unique Donors

433

Top Employer

INTERIOR DESIGNER

$6,153,992 in itemized individual contributions sit under the FEC employer text INTERIOR DESIGNER, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 20,341 contributions from 433 donors. INTERIOR DESIGNER is a trade title in the employer box, not a NAICS interior-design-services total, not a studio PAC, and not ARCHITECT or DESIGNER typed alone. Those shorter title rows have their own pages. Coverage is itemized federal individual receipts only.

Key figures

INTERIOR DESIGNER as FEC employer text totals $6,153,992 from 433 donors.
20,341 contribution lines sit under that trade-title string.
ARCHITECT and DESIGNER are separate FEC keys.
The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or studio PAC total.

A two-word trade parked where a studio name usually goes

Many designers type a firm. 433 donors typed INTERIOR DESIGNER instead. LobbyVault groups that title as an industry key. The $6,153,992 total is those itemized gifts. It is not furniture-showroom revenue and not every person with an ASID affiliation.

Donors who listed ARCHITECT, DESIGNER, a studio legal name, or SELF-EMPLOYED sit in other rows. Occupation pages can show interior designer as a title beside a named employer. This page stays on the employer-box string INTERIOR DESIGNER.

Residential and commercial designers share INTERIOR DESIGNER if they skipped the studio name. The $6,153,992 total cannot be read as a single studio’s political spending.

433 donors and 20,341 lines

433 unique donors produced 20,341 INTERIOR DESIGNER contribution lines totaling $6,153,992. That is on the order of 47 itemized receipts per donor. Recurring itemized gifts can produce that ratio. The packet does not publish a mean gift or a residential-versus-commercial split.

Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and any association committee filings are outside the $6,153,992 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear.

433 unique donors produced 20,341 lines. Repeat itemized gifts explain the ratio. ARCHITECT remains a separate credential key, not a recode of this trade.

Full analysis: INTERIOR DESIGNER as FEC employer text: $6.2 million →

Questions

How much have INTERIOR DESIGNER-listed donors given federally?: LobbyVault attributes $6,153,992 to the INTERIOR DESIGNER employer string, from 20,341 contributions and 433 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a studio PAC and not a NAICS design-services 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 INTERIOR DESIGNER the same as DESIGNER or ARCHITECT?: No. DESIGNER and ARCHITECT are separate grouped strings. The $6,153,992 total is only receipts whose employer text grouped to INTERIOR DESIGNER. 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 everyone who listed a design studio by name?: No. Named studios are separate employer keys if stored that way. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text INTERIOR DESIGNER. People who typed only DESIGNER are in that shorter title row. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
How many unique donors listed INTERIOR DESIGNER?: The rollup counts 433 donors and 20,341 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a census of working designers. 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

2000 · $36,750 2002 · $19,368 1996 · $17,488 1980 · $13,500 1998 · $11,750 1986 · $7,000 1992 · $5,500 1988 · $4,000 2008 · $4,000 1984 · $3,200

INTERIOR DESIGNER political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1980	$13,500	19	9
1982	$2,050	5	1
1984	$3,200	4	1
1986	$7,000	9	2
1988	$4,000	5	2
1990	$1,950	3	2
1992	$5,500	7	3
1994	$2,645	6	2
1996	$17,488	20	1
1998	$11,750	11	1
2000	$36,750	13	2
2002	$19,368	6	1
2004	$2,400	7	3
2006	$2,500	4	1
2008	$4,000	4	2
2010	$250	1	1
2012	$500	2	1

Top Donors

Top INTERIOR DESIGNER donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	BOYD, KATHERINE E	$4,800	8	HILLSBOROUGH, CA	—	1980
2	ELLIS, PHYLLIS MRS	$2,000	3	NEW YORK, NY	—	1980
3	GEIST, MILLICENT	$1,000	1	LAKE FOREST, IL	—	1980
4	KEENAN, KARYN	$1,000	1	WASHINGTON, DC	—	1980
5	KIRKHAM, KATE	$1,000	1	CLEVELAND, OH	—	1980
6	MERRIGA, ETHEL A	$1,000	1	CHEVY CHASE, MD	—	1980
7	MERRIGAN, ETHEL A	$1,000	1	CHEVY CHASE, MD	—	1980
8	MORRIS, PHYLLIS	$1,000	1	LOS ANGELES, CA	—	1980
9	HUBBUCH, CORNELIUS E	$700	2	LOUISVILLE, KY	—	1980
10	LONG, ELLEN F	$500	1	NEW YORK, NY	—	1980
11	CEBULSKI, LINDA MS	$400	2	PHOENIX, AZ	—	1980
12	GOLDING, NATALIE B	$250	1	WEST HARTFORD, CT	—	1980
13	MCNIE, ROBERT	$250	1	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	—	1980
14	DAVIS, LYNN M MRS	$200	1	DEERFIELD, IL	—	1980
15	KUESBIS, LYNN	$200	1	SAN DIEGO, CA	—	1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received INTERIOR DESIGNER donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015	$33,200	8
2	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$24,475	12
3	LINCOLN CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FEDERAL PACC00148882	$6,550	8
4	CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.C00140590	$5,473	8
5	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDAC00099259	$5,000	8
6	DSCCC00042366	$3,950	1
7	FRIENDS OF MIKE GRAVELC00027243	$3,000	3
8	COMMITTEE FOR WENDELL FORDC00096941	$2,700	2
9	BILL ROYER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00106443	$2,050	8
10	BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCC00254912	$2,000	9
11	BAKER COMMITTEE, THEC00107466	$2,000	3
12	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.C00369033	$1,918	8
13	DCCCC00000935	$1,835	2
14	PRELUDE TO VICTORY-SAN FRANCISCOC00134965	$1,500	8
15	PRESIDENT'S DINNER/AKA 1989 REPUBLICAN SENATE/HOUSE DINNER COMMITTEEC00235887	$1,500	8
16	AMERICA WOMEN VOTE 2000!C00359802	$1,500	1
17	GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT, INCC00213538	$1,500	9
18	SENATORIAL MAJORITY FUNDC00339838	$1,500	8
19	EMILYS LISTC00193433	$1,250	1
20	ZIMMER FOR SENATE INCC00302646	$1,250	8
21	REAGAN-BUSH '84C00171140	$1,000	8
22	TOM CAMPBELL FOR CONGRESSC00306753	$1,000	8
23	BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.C00343509	$1,000	8
24	PETE WILSON FOR PRESIDENT COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INCC00302463	$1,000	8
25	BUSH - QUAYLE '92 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INCC00255380	$1,000	8