LOBBYIST
Total Donated
$4,325,023
Contributions
9,380
Unique Donors
316
Top Employer
LOBBYIST
People who wrote LOBBYIST in the employer or occupation field on federal campaign filings account for $4,325,023 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. LobbyVault counts 9,380 contributions and 316 donors. Mean gift size is about $461; mean per donor is about $13,687. The title is a self-report on a contribution form. It is not LDA lobbying spend, not a NAICS government-relations code, and not a client’s political budget.
Key figures
- LOBBYIST FEC strings sum to $4,325,023.
- 9,380 contributions came from 316 donors.
- About $461 per gift and $13,687 per donor on a simple mean.
- The total is FEC gifts, not LDA lobbying spend.
- POLITICAL CONSULTANT is a separate string cluster.
316 donors and $4,325,023
Three hundred sixteen unique people produced 9,380 contributions, about 30 itemized gifts per person. $4,325,023 ÷ 316 ≈ $13,687 per donor. Top employer is LOBBYIST, so many filers put the title in the employer box rather than a firm name. K Street shop names, trade associations, and in-house government-relations titles sit on other slugs if typed instead.
LDA registrations and FEC contribution records are different disclosure systems. This $4,325,023 is FEC itemized receipts tagged to the word LOBBYIST. It is not a sum of reported lobbying income.
Keep this string apart from political consultant
POLITICAL CONSULTANT is a neighboring industry key with its own packet and total. The facts here do not identify people who used both labels across filings. Adding the two string totals would double-count an unknown share. This page stays at $4,325,023, 9,380 contributions, and 316 donors.
Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Occupation breakdowns are the companion title index.
Full analysis: Lobbyist money in federal elections →
Questions
- How much have lobbyist-labeled filers given federally?
- The LOBBYIST industry cluster totals $4,325,023 in itemized FEC contributions, from 9,380 contributions and 316 donors. Filers wrote LOBBYIST in employer or occupation. The figure is their disclosed gifts on FEC.gov, not LDA lobbying expenditures. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
- Is this the same as lobbying disclosure totals?
- No. Lobbying reports under the LDA are a different dataset. This page sums $4,325,023 in FEC itemized contributions tagged to the LOBBYIST self-report string. It does not measure fees billed to clients. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
- Should I add political consultant donations to this total?
- No. POLITICAL CONSULTANT is a separate industry key. The packets do not identify overlapping donors. This page’s facts are $4,325,023, 9,380 contributions, and 316 donors for LOBBYIST only. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
- How many unique lobbyist-labeled donors are there?
- LobbyVault counts 316 donors and 9,380 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a count of LDA registrants. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAPES, M L | $1,000 | 1 | BATON ROUGE, LA | — | 1980 |
| 2 | CIANCIO, FRANK A | $540 | 2 | WESTMINSTER, CO | — | 1980 |
| 3 | LONG, MARK A | $500 | 1 | ARLINGTON, VA | — | 1980 |
| 4 | KIMBROUGH, H C MR | $400 | 2 | CASTLE ROCK, CO | — | 1980 |
| 5 | GARIBALDI, JAMES D | $250 | 1 | — | — | 1980 |
| 6 | HEWITT, PATRICIA | $250 | 1 | SACRAMENTO, CA | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JSTREETPACC00441949 | $41,500 | 1 |
| 2 | HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537 | $6,450 | 1 |
| 3 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 4 | HOAGLAND FOR CONGRESSC00252601 | $4,000 | 1 |
| 5 | ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESSC00650150 | $3,700 | 1 |
| 6 | OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393 | $2,800 | 1 |
| 7 | OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740 | $2,500 | 1 |
| 8 | ANDY KIM FOR NEW JERSEYC00648220 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 9 | BOB CASEY FOR PENNSYLVANIA COMMITTEEC00410225 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 10 | DIGNITY OF WORK PACC00264697 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 11 | PETER HOAGLAND FOR CONGRESS '90C00238113 | $2,000 | 1 |
| 12 | BETO FOR TEXASC00501197 | $1,750 | 1 |
| 13 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $1,700 | 1 |
| 14 | LISA MURKOWSKI FOR US SENATEC00384529 | $1,500 | 1 |
| 15 | CRANSTON FOR SENATE '92 INCC00138743 | $1,500 | 1 |
| 16 | MAGGIE FOR NHC00588772 | $1,250 | 1 |
| 17 | TAMMY FOR ILLINOISC00574889 | $1,250 | 1 |
| 18 | FRIENDS OF GORDON SMITHC00383554 | $1,250 | 1 |
| 19 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $1,200 | 1 |
| 20 | JON OSSOFF FOR SENATEC00718866 | $1,200 | 1 |
| 21 | DELGADO FOR CONGRESSC00633859 | $1,100 | 1 |
| 22 | TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATEC00326801 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 23 | CRAIG THOMAS FOR CONGRESS INCC00236125 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 24 | HYATT FOR SENATE COMMITTEEC00253203 | $1,000 | 1 |
| 25 | DONNA EDWARDS FOR SENATEC00574145 | $1,000 | 1 |