LAWYER
2014 Election Cycle
Total Donated
$2,700,950
Contributions
2,121
Unique Donors
613
The Lawyer employer/occupation grouping records $3,293,750 in itemized individual contributions for the 2014 FEC cycle. Two thousand six hundred forty-five contributions from 734 donors make up that midterm cell. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $59,115,033, so 2014 is 5.6% of the roll. This is the same Lawyer key as in other years, cut to a congressional cycle rather than a presidential one.
Key figures
- $3,293,750 tagged Lawyer in the 2014 FEC cycle.
- 2,645 contributions from 734 donors; about $1,245 per contribution.
- 2014 is 5.6% of the grouping’s $59,115,033 all-cycle total.
- Occupation string in a midterm window, not a firm PAC.
- Source: FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates.
Midterm volume on an occupation string
2014 is not 2012. The Lawyer × 2012 cell, documented on its own tie page, used different contribution and donor counts. This page’s facts are only $3,293,750, 2,645 lines, and 734 donors. Average line size is about $1,245. Average per donor is about $4,487. Lines per donor average about 3.6. Those 2014 ratios are slightly larger dollars per line than a near-$979 presidential-year average would suggest for the same string, but this file does not restate 2012’s packet numbers as current facts beyond noting that the industry total is shared.
The shared industry total is $59,115,033. Both 2012 and 2014 are slices of that roll. Adding the two cycle cells would still not equal the lifetime figure; other years remain. This join isolates 2014 so the midterm is not treated as a remainder.
Midterms usually shrink occupation keys. Lawyer in 2014 still shows 734 donors and 2,645 lines totaling $3,293,750, which is 5.6% of the shared $59,115,033 industry total. That is a smaller donor base than the 2012 Lawyer join’s 978, but this file’s official counts are only the 2014 facts. The useful comparison that does not import the other packet’s cycle dollars is the share of the lifetime occupation roll: 5.6% in a congressional year.
734 donors are a narrower base than a presidential Lawyer cut
Occupation keys usually shrink in midterms: fewer committees, fewer itemized lines. 734 donor keys and 2,645 lines are still a broad pattern, not a two-person stack. They are not a count of licensed attorneys. Firm-named keys remain separate. People who wrote “attorney at [firm]” may split between this string and a firm string depending on grouping rules.
The overlay lists 2014 recipients for this intersection. The 2014 cycle hub places Lawyer beside Consultant, Investor, and other occupation labels that year. Comparison is of cells, not of professional ethics.
Full analysis: Lawyer political money in the 2014 election cycle →
Questions
- How much did Lawyer-tagged donors give in 2014?
- The join records $3,293,750 in itemized individual contributions for Lawyer in 2014, from 2,645 contributions and 734 donors. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $59,115,033.
- Is this the same grouping as Lawyer in 2012?
- Yes, the same industry key, with the same $59,115,033 all-cycle total. The 2014 cycle cell is a different number: $3,293,750, 2,645 lines, 734 donors. Do not substitute 2012 counts here.
- What share of Lawyer giving in this table is 2014?
- 5.6%: $3,293,750 of $59,115,033. Other cycles hold the rest. Use the industry hub to move between years.
- Does this include law-firm PAC money?
- No. The $3,293,750 cell is individual receipts grouped to Lawyer. Committee disbursements and independent expenditures are separate FEC schedules.
FEC.gov individual contribution aggregates by employer/industry grouping and election cycle.
Top Donors in 2014
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOIES, DAVID | $857,200 | 22 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 2 | GOLD, STANLEY P. | $50,000 | 8 | HOLLYWOOD, CA | — |
| 3 | GAMM, GORDON | $43,200 | 22 | BOULDER, CO | — |
| 4 | COGAN, JOHN F JR | $43,000 | 8 | LEXINGTON, MA | — |
| 5 | LEIWANT, DAVID | $41,500 | 16 | BROOKLYN, NY | — |
| 6 | AUSTIN, WILLIAM F | $38,900 | 14 | COLUMBIA, SC | — |
| 7 | FROST, WILLIAM L MR | $32,400 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 8 | MILLER, STEVEN | $29,450 | 26 | TYLER, TX | — |
| 9 | RABEKOFF, ELISE | $28,260 | 8 | CHEVY CHASE, MD | — |
| 10 | DRISCOLL, JAMES | $26,000 | 4 | ORLANDO, FL | — |
| 11 | WOOD, HOWARD | $22,700 | 6 | CENTREVILLE, MD | — |
| 12 | KOSHLAND, JAMES M | $22,000 | 3 | PALO ALTO, CA | — |
| 13 | WILEY, LAWRENCE | $20,611 | 19 | APPLETON, WI | — |
| 14 | BERN, MARC | $20,400 | 5 | SCARSDALE, NY | — |
| 15 | PARKER, ROBERT | $20,200 | 23 | TULSA, OK | — |
| 16 | MODEL, ALLEN JOHN | $20,050 | 7 | FLOURTOWN, PA | — |
| 17 | GOLD, RICHARD | $19,687 | 28 | WESTON, MA | — |
| 18 | VICTOR, STEVEN | $19,445 | 24 | BIRMINGHAM, MI | — |
| 19 | SCHEUER, ELIZABETH | $16,000 | 7 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 20 | SCHROEDER, JAMES | $15,500 | 10 | GREENVILLE, SC | — |
| 21 | BINGAMAN, ANNE K | $15,400 | 6 | WASHINGTON, DC | — |
| 22 | ORLANDO, STEVE | $15,000 | 3 | SOMERSET, NJ | — |
| 23 | HENDRICKSON, RAY | $15,000 | 8 | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | — |
| 24 | TWIST, STEVE | $14,800 | 7 | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | — |
| 25 | RICE, BRIAN | $14,125 | 21 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | — |
| 26 | MANDELL, MARK S | $13,500 | 6 | PROVIDENCE, RI | — |
| 27 | VARET, MICHAEL | $13,300 | 12 | RIVERDALE, NY | — |
| 28 | JOHNSON, LAURA MRS | $13,100 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 29 | RILEY, THOMAS | $12,700 | 27 | PAOLI, PA | — |
| 30 | LEMBKE, ROBERT | $11,550 | 4 | LITTLETON, CO | — |
| 31 | PARISH, P WILLIAM | $11,500 | 4 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — |
| 32 | GREENBERG, KATHRYN | $11,500 | 19 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 33 | PATTERSON, MIKE | $11,400 | 6 | TYLER, TX | — |
| 34 | PALMER, DAVID | $11,400 | 10 | NEWTON, MA | — |
| 35 | AMOROSO, HENRY J | $11,400 | 4 | MAHNAH, NJ | — |
| 36 | NEWMAN, JERRY | $11,300 | 5 | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | — |
| 37 | MORAN, MICHAEL C | $10,900 | 6 | ANN ARBOR, MI | — |
| 38 | SCHADT, BARBARA | $10,000 | 1 | WESTPORT, CT | — |
| 39 | MCCARTHY, KATHLEEN L | $10,000 | 10 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — |
| 40 | BERNSTEIN, SAMUEL | $10,000 | 1 | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | — |
| 41 | SEDGWICK, ROB | $9,500 | 6 | NEW YORK, NY | — |
| 42 | ADAMS, KENT | $9,006 | 20 | BEAUMONT, TX | — |
| 43 | BROWN, KENNETH C | $8,952 | 17 | BRADFORD, NH | — |
| 44 | LOCKHART, GEORGE D | $8,800 | 3 | PITTSBURGH, PA | — |
| 45 | MURPHY, ELIZABETH | $8,650 | 14 | SI, NY | — |
| 46 | COZEN, STEPHEN | $8,600 | 4 | PHILA, PA | — |
| 47 | BEARD, JOHN | $8,500 | 15 | — | — |
| 48 | LEE, HELENA | $8,500 | 7 | BROOKLYN, NY | — |
| 49 | ANDERSON, SHERMAN | $8,200 | 9 | HOUSTON, TX | — |
| 50 | ELLIOTT, ROB | $8,050 | 14 | COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA | — |
Top Recipients in 2014
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C00525600 | $857,200 | 22 |
| 2 | C00401224 | $122,373 | 223 |
| 3 | C00027466 | $64,510 | 30 |
| 4 | C00042366 | $61,399 | 68 |
| 5 | C00457622 | $56,150 | 31 |
| 6 | C00437889 | $51,700 | 76 |
| 7 | C00013128 | $50,000 | 8 |
| 8 | C00540500 | $47,636 | 21 |
| 9 | C00318196 | $46,200 | 28 |
| 10 | C00473918 | $41,500 | 16 |
| 11 | C00551093 | $38,900 | 14 |
| 12 | C00000935 | $37,674 | 27 |
| 13 | C00010603 | $33,372 | 55 |
| 14 | C00547570 | $31,950 | 32 |
| 15 | C00329896 | $28,000 | 26 |
| 16 | C00366401 | $27,000 | 5 |
| 17 | C00541862 | $22,700 | 6 |
| 18 | C00538835 | $22,000 | 3 |
| 19 | C00464339 | $21,611 | 20 |
| 20 | C00554220 | $20,200 | 23 |
| 21 | C00497180 | $20,000 | 16 |
| 22 | C00435099 | $19,945 | 25 |
| 23 | C00314575 | $19,750 | 21 |
| 24 | C00343459 | $19,687 | 28 |
| 25 | C00358952 | $19,000 | 14 |