PHOTOGRAPHER
Total Donated
$8,131,137
Contributions
23,732
Unique Donors
376
Top Employer
PHOTOGRAPHER
Contributors who listed PHOTOGRAPHER on federal itemized receipts account for $8,131,137, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 23,732 contributions from 376 donors — a high receipt count relative to the unique-donor set. PHOTOGRAPHER is a craft title placed in the employer box, not a NAICS photography-services total, and not a guild PAC. DESIGNER, MUSICIAN, and ACTRESS are sibling arts-title rows. Packet facts for this page are $8,131,137, 23,732 contributions, and 376 donors, with top employer PHOTOGRAPHER. Unitemized gifts never appear in that total. LobbyVault indexes FEC.gov individual receipts, not DESIGNER or MUSICIAN and not NAICS photographic services. DESIGNER and MUSICIAN remain separate craft-title keys on LobbyVault.
Key figures
- PHOTOGRAPHER as FEC employer text totals $8,131,137 from 376 donors.
- 23,732 contribution lines sit under that craft title — high paperwork volume.
- DESIGNER, MUSICIAN, and ACTRESS are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS photography sector.
A craft title instead of a studio name
LobbyVault ranks grouped employer text. Self-employed shooters often type PHOTOGRAPHER instead of a studio legal name. The $8,131,137 total is those itemized individual gifts. It is not a NAICS 54192 photographic-services rollup, not stock-library revenue, and not an association PAC.
People who typed DESIGNER, MUSICIAN, WRITER, a named studio, or SELF-EMPLOYED without this word sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not recode those variants into PHOTOGRAPHER. The FEC field records stored text, not a guild membership roster.
376 donors and 23,732 lines
376 unique donors produced 23,732 PHOTOGRAPHER contribution lines totaling $8,131,137. That is on the order of 63 itemized receipts per donor — among the higher paperwork volumes in this dollar band, closer to TEACHER-style repeat giving than to a handful of large one-time gifts. 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 $8,131,137 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Repeat names among 23,732 lines are expected.
Full analysis: PHOTOGRAPHER as FEC employer text: $8.1 million →
Questions
- How much have PHOTOGRAPHER-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $8,131,137 to the PHOTOGRAPHER employer string, from 23,732 contributions and 376 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a guild PAC and not a NAICS photography-services total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted from that figure. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Does this include designers and musicians?
- No. DESIGNER, MUSICIAN, ACTRESS, and WRITER are separate employer strings. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text PHOTOGRAPHER. Named studios sit in other keys when typed. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures here are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Is this a photography-association PAC?
- No. The $8,131,137 total is individual contributions whose employer text grouped to PHOTOGRAPHER. Association PAC filings are other FEC categories. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only. 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.
- Why so many contributions from 376 donors?
- The 23,732 lines include repeat gifts from the same 376 people — on the order of 63 itemized receipts per donor. Recurring itemized programs raise the line count. The FEC field is transactional, not a once-per-person census. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only.
Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.
Industry ties
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $17,025 | 15 | 12 |
| 1982 | $7,525 | 9 | 3 |
| 1984 | $4,500 | 4 | 2 |
| 1986 | $4,000 | 4 | 1 |
| 1988 | $3,500 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990 | $3,750 | 5 | 1 |
| 1992 | $3,750 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994 | $1,500 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | $2,000 | 5 | 1 |
| 1998 | $9,250 | 13 | 1 |
| 2000 | $3,500 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | $9,250 | 14 | 2 |
| 2004 | $13,500 | 20 | 2 |
| 2006 | $8,000 | 12 | 2 |
| 2008 | $14,700 | 12 | 2 |
| 2010 | $13,650 | 16 | 2 |
| 2012 | $8,500 | 7 | 1 |
| 2014 | $500 | 2 | 1 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CONNER, GREGORY MICHAEL | $5,000 | 1 | DENTON, TX | — | 1980 |
| 2 | LINDLEY, LUCIA WOODS | $4,000 | 4 | EVANSTON, IL | — | 1980 |
| 3 | ADAMS, ANSEL (IK) | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 4 | BASS, ROBERTA | $1,000 | 1 | DALTON, NH | — | 1980 |
| 5 | BEGEL, PAT MRS | $1,000 | 1 | KENSINGTON, NH | — | 1980 |
| 6 | MULL, MARGARET A MS | $1,000 | 1 | SANTA ROSA, CA | — | 1980 |
| 7 | COHEN, MARIALICE MRS | $1,000 | 1 | NEW ORLEANS, LA | — | 1980 |
| 8 | GODWIN, JUDY A | $1,000 | 1 | SOLON, OH | — | 1980 |
| 9 | GREGG, JENNIFER J | $1,000 | 1 | JACKSONVILLE, FL | — | 1980 |
| 10 | HILTSCHER, ROLAND | $525 | 1 | FULLERTON, CA | — | 1980 |
| 11 | BELL, NITA ROSE MRS | $500 | 1 | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | — | 1980 |
| 12 | LIVINGSTON, JOAN C MS | $500 | 1 | NOROTON, CT | — | 1980 |
| 13 | LEVEY, STAN | $500 | 1 | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 14 | GRAMC, C R JR | $500 | 1 | BELLEVILLE, IL | — | 1980 |
| 15 | MURPHY, FRANCES MR | $250 | 1 | HOUSTON, TX | — | 1980 |
| 16 | ADAMS, ANSEL | $250 | 1 | CARMEL, CA | — | 1980 |
| 17 | FORD, DANIEL B JR MR | $250 | 1 | ORLEANS, MA | — | 1980 |
| 18 | FISHER, AGNEW MR | $250 | 1 | GREENWICH, CT | — | 1980 |
| 19 | CLOWER, EMMETT | $250 | 1 | SNELLVILLE, GA | — | 1980 |
| 20 | CASALINI, THOMAS MR | $250 | 1 | ZIONSVILLE, IN | — | 1980 |
| 21 | BLOCK, GAY S MS | $250 | 1 | HOUSTON, TX | — | 1980 |
| 22 | ANDOW, KINGO | $250 | 1 | ARCADIA, WI | — | 1980 |
| 23 | HELM, E WINFRED | $200 | 1 | SPRINGFIELD, IL | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EMILYS LISTC00193433 | $21,200 | 5 |
| 2 | SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESSC00327023 | $15,150 | 4 |
| 3 | WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN FUNDC00015024 | $8,500 | 4 |
| 4 | DCCCC00000935 | $6,075 | 5 |
| 5 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 6 | OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INCC00381442 | $4,000 | 4 |
| 7 | FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERC00279315 | $4,000 | 4 |
| 8 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $3,500 | 1 |
| 9 | FRIENDS OF DICK DURBIN COMMITTEEC00148999 | $3,250 | 4 |
| 10 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $3,110 | 1 |
| 11 | COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLDC00029165 | $3,000 | 4 |
| 12 | MAGGIE FOR NHC00588772 | $2,600 | 1 |
| 13 | OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393 | $2,500 | 1 |
| 14 | KILROY FOR CONGRESSC00416156 | $2,000 | 4 |
| 15 | HARRIETT WOODS COMMITTEEC00196493 | $2,000 | 4 |
| 16 | SALAZAR FOR SENATEC00397679 | $2,000 | 4 |
| 17 | CONNALLY FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEEC00107318 | $2,000 | 2 |
| 18 | BURTON FOR CONGRESS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEC00000141 | $1,750 | 1 |
| 19 | GROWE FOR SENATE VOLUNTEER COMMITTEEC00169268 | $1,500 | 4 |
| 20 | SHAHEEN FOR SENATE COMMITTEEC00368506 | $1,500 | 4 |
| 21 | STABENOW FOR US SENATEC00344473 | $1,500 | 4 |
| 22 | GILLIBRAND FOR SENATEC00413914 | $1,500 | 4 |
| 23 | PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAYC00257642 | $1,250 | 4 |
| 24 | MARKEY FOR CONGRESSC00436063 | $1,250 | 4 |
| 25 | DANNEMEYER FOR CONGRESSC00080101 | $1,050 | 1 |