How much have OIL PRODUCER-listed donors given federally?

LobbyVault attributes $7,725,244 to the OIL PRODUCER employer string, from 14,161 contributions and 434 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not an energy PAC and not a NAICS oil-and-gas-extraction total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted from that figure.

Does this include Exxon or Chevron employees?

Only if the receipt grouped to OIL PRODUCER. Named majors are other stored strings when filers typed those legal names. RANCHER and FARMER are separate title-style keys. Figures here are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

Is this API or company PAC spending?

No. The $7,725,244 total is individual contributions whose employer text grouped to OIL PRODUCER. Association and company PAC filings are other FEC categories. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Coverage is itemized federal individual receipts only.

How many unique donors listed OIL PRODUCER?

The rollup counts 434 donors and 14,161 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count — on the order of 33 itemized receipts per donor. This is not a well-permit headcount. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

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OIL PRODUCER

Total Donated

$7,725,244

Contributions

14,161

Unique Donors

434

Top Employer

OIL PRODUCER

Contributors who listed OIL PRODUCER on federal itemized receipts account for $7,725,244, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 14,161 contributions from 434 donors. OIL PRODUCER is a two-word trade title placed in the employer box, not a NAICS oil-and-gas-extraction total, and not an energy PAC. Unique-donor count is smaller than many title-style rows in this dollar band. Named producers, if typed, sit in other keys. Packet facts for this page are $7,725,244, 14,161 contributions, and 434 donors, with top employer OIL PRODUCER. Unitemized gifts never appear in that total. LobbyVault indexes FEC.gov individual receipts, not named majors and not NAICS oil and gas extraction.

Key figures

OIL PRODUCER as FEC employer text totals $7,725,244 from 434 donors.
14,161 contribution lines sit under that two-word trade title.
Named majors, RANCHER, and FARMER are separate FEC keys.
The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS oil-and-gas sector.

A trade title instead of a company name

LobbyVault ranks grouped employer text. Independent operators often type OIL PRODUCER instead of a well-operator legal name. The $7,725,244 total is those itemized individual gifts. It is not a NAICS 211 oil-and-gas-extraction rollup, not EIA production volumes, and not an API-style PAC.

People who typed a named major, OIL AND GAS, RANCHER, FARMER, or SELF-EMPLOYED without this two-word string sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not recode those variants into OIL PRODUCER. The FEC field records stored text, not a well-permit roster.

434 donors and 14,161 lines

434 unique donors produced 14,161 OIL PRODUCER contribution lines totaling $7,725,244. That is on the order of 33 itemized receipts per donor. Unique-donor count is thinner than OWNER or CHIROPRACTOR-style title rows nearby in the ranking, so dollars concentrate among fewer named people. The packet does not publish a mean gift as its own FEC field.

Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and association PAC filings are outside the $7,725,244 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Repeat names among 14,161 lines are expected.

Full analysis: OIL PRODUCER as FEC employer text: $7.7 million →

Questions

How much have OIL PRODUCER-listed donors given federally?: LobbyVault attributes $7,725,244 to the OIL PRODUCER employer string, from 14,161 contributions and 434 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not an energy PAC and not a NAICS oil-and-gas-extraction total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted from that figure.
Does this include Exxon or Chevron employees?: Only if the receipt grouped to OIL PRODUCER. Named majors are other stored strings when filers typed those legal names. RANCHER and FARMER are separate title-style keys. Figures here are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
Is this API or company PAC spending?: No. The $7,725,244 total is individual contributions whose employer text grouped to OIL PRODUCER. Association and company PAC filings are other FEC categories. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Coverage is itemized federal individual receipts only.
How many unique donors listed OIL PRODUCER?: The rollup counts 434 donors and 14,161 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count — on the order of 33 itemized receipts per donor. This is not a well-permit headcount. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer 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

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Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

1980 · $366,470 2012 · $197,332 1984 · $189,139 2008 · $151,300 1982 · $142,750 2010 · $130,175 2004 · $115,469 1986 · $107,825 1994 · $104,519 1996 · $103,270

OIL PRODUCER political contributions by election cycle.
Cycle	Total	Contributions	Donors
1980	$366,470	358	164
1982	$142,750	142	62
1984	$189,139	149	56
1986	$107,825	96	43
1988	$69,146	70	36
1990	$47,375	87	34
1992	$97,190	123	38
1994	$104,519	119	37
1996	$103,270	152	38
1998	$68,751	90	26
2000	$53,752	98	33
2002	$48,390	53	17
2004	$115,469	101	31
2006	$92,330	84	26
2008	$151,300	164	34
2010	$130,175	82	22
2012	$197,332	128	24
2014	$86,560	62	17

Top Donors

Top OIL PRODUCER donors ranked by total donated.
#	Name	Total	Contributions	City / State	Occupation	History
1	ALLEN, J D MR	$21,000	3	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	—	1980
2	MULL, J A JR	$17,500	7	WICHITA, KS	—	1980
3	CRAIG, EARLE M JR	$14,850	15	MIDLAND, TX	—	1980
4	MURFIN, W R	$14,750	10	WICHITA, KS	—	1980
5	BLAIR, B B MR	$14,250	8	TULSA, OK	—	1980
6	LAMMERTS, ROBERT P MR	$11,500	3	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	—	1980
7	BRACKEN, BARTH W MR	$10,000	1	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	—	1980
8	HILL, AL G MR	$10,000	12	DALLAS, TX	—	1980
9	GWALTNEY, HENRY	$9,000	5	WASHINGTON, IN	—	1980
10	CHALMERS, JOHN H	$8,900	6	ABILENE, TX	—	1980
11	BANDER, J H	$6,750	9	DENVER, CO	—	1980
12	GARY, SAMUEL	$5,370	9	ENGLEWOOD, CO	—	1980
13	GUFFEY, WILLIAM R	$5,250	2	DALLAS, TX	—	1980
14	ELLBOGEN, JOHN P	$5,000	2	CASPER, WY	—	1980
15	JERNIGAN, STEVEN	$5,000	1	OKLAHOMA CITY, TX	—	1980
16	MARTENS, CLARENCE C	$5,000	1	LAREDO, TX	—	1980
17	JACOBS, C	$5,000	1	ALBANY, TX	—	1980
18	HAMILTON, JOHN M	$5,000	1	WICHITA FALLS, TX	—	1980
19	BEESON, RICHARD W	$4,900	3	EVANSVILLE, IN	—	1980
20	GORE, THEODORE	$4,500	5	WICHITA, KS	—	1980
21	MCHUGH, JEROME P	$4,500	3	DENVER, CO	—	1980
22	HURD, JOHN G MR	$4,300	5	LAREDO, TX	—	1980
23	FERGUSON, JANE K	$4,175	11	BAKERSFIELD, CA	—	1980
24	KAISER, HERMAN GEORGE	$3,950	6	TULSA, OK	—	1980
25	MILLER, C JOHN MR	$3,500	3	ALLEGAN, MI	—	1980
26	LOFTON, W A MR	$3,500	2	WICHITA FALLS, TX	—	1980
27	MILLER, CLYDE E MR	$3,500	2	ALLEGAN, MI	—	1980
28	BIGLANE, D A	$3,500	6	NATCHEZ, MS	—	1980
29	HESTER, B M III	$3,500	3	WICHITA FALLS, TX	—	1980
30	GALLAGHER, VICTOR	$3,000	3	EVANSVILLE, IN	—	1980
31	FULTZ, WILFORD B	$3,000	3	SOUTHLAKE, TX	—	1980
32	BOSWORTH, I W	$2,925	8	BAKERSFIELD, CA	—	1980
33	MURPHY, BERT H	$2,900	6	ROSWELL, NM	—	1980
34	GUFFEY, ROY MR	$2,800	7	DALLAS, TX	—	1980
35	CUMMINGS, DOUGLAS R	$2,700	4	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	—	1980
36	ARNOLD, CLAUDE	$2,500	3	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	—	1980
37	HUDSON, MARY	$2,500	3	KS CITY, KS	—	1980
38	ALLISON, J A	$2,500	3	WICHITA, KS	—	1980
39	JOHNSON, F T JR MR	$2,500	1	WICHITA FALLS, TX	—	1980
40	HOOVER, V RICHARD	$2,500	3	WICHITA, KS	—	1980
41	GRAVES, JOHN M	$2,500	1	TULSA, OK	—	1980
42	CLAWSON, DONALD	$2,500	1	WICHITA, KS	—	1980
43	BANKOFF, JULIUS M	$2,500	5	TULSA, OK	—	1980
44	MCCOMMONS, WILLIAM E	$2,500	3	DALLAS, TX	—	1980
45	JACOBS, CHARLES E	$2,350	3	ALBANY, TX	—	1980
46	HEFNER, W J	$2,333	3	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	—	1980
47	BAKER, ROMAYNE S	$2,250	3	ENID, OK	—	1980
48	HAMILTON, PAT	$2,000	3	EVANSVILLE, IN	—	1980
49	MOON, ROBERT M	$2,000	2	JACKSON, MS	—	1980
50	BEREN, S O MR	$2,000	2	WICHITA, KS	—	1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received OIL PRODUCER donations.
#	Committee	Total	Contributions
1	NRSCC00027466	$148,189	51
2	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376	$133,050	57
3	ACTBLUEC00401224	$119,901	14
4	REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418	$115,884	57
5	NRCCC00075820	$74,482	14
6	MILES OF GREATNESS FUND, INC.C00747725	$70,000	1
7	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009	$54,761	93
8	WINREDC00694323	$42,929	18
9	NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONSC00002931	$38,401	85
10	OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445	$37,181	19
11	IPAA WILDCATTERS FUNDC00246306	$32,550	32
12	DALLAS ENTREPRENEURIAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA: DALLAS ENERGY PAC)C00082313	$28,200	11
13	FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE, INC; THEC00195107	$27,000	42
14	MID CONTINENT WILDCATTERS ASSN PACC00033563	$27,000	18
15	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.C00369033	$26,050	23
16	FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975	$25,785	22
17	NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00024687	$24,790	35
18	DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603	$24,733	19
19	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXASC00143743	$24,700	27
20	FUTURE45C00574533	$20,000	1
21	2004 JOINT CANDIDATE COMMITTEE IIC00405977	$20,000	1
22	KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON FOR SENATE COMMITTEEC00279273	$19,950	28
23	AMERICANS FOR AN EFFECTIVE PRESIDENCYC99002594	$19,500	38
24	FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM '90C00170712	$18,950	48
25	INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRILLING CONTRACTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00059329	$18,800	5