PRODUCER
Total Donated
$4,667,681
Contributions
11,331
Unique Donors
309
Top Employer
PRODUCER
Filers who wrote PRODUCER as employer or occupation on federal campaign reports account for $4,667,681 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. LobbyVault counts 11,331 contributions and 309 donors. Mean gift size is about $412; mean per donor is about $15,106. The word is ambiguous on an FEC form—film, television, music, or even agricultural “producer”—and the Commission does not recode it into NAICS.
Key figures
- PRODUCER FEC strings sum to $4,667,681.
- 11,331 contributions came from 309 donors.
- About $412 per gift and $15,106 per donor on a simple mean.
- The word is uncoded FEC text, not a NAICS sector.
- Studio or farm employer names are separate slugs.
One word, $4,667,681, no sector code
Three hundred nine unique donors produced 11,331 contributions, about 37 itemized gifts per person. $4,667,681 ÷ 309 ≈ $15,106 per donor. That per-person mean is high relative to many employer-name clusters with similar headline dollars, because the unique-person count is modest. The packet does not identify whether the largest gifts came from entertainment or another sense of “producer.”
Top employer is PRODUCER, so many filers placed the title in the employer box (self-employed producers often do). Studio names, record labels, and farm names are other industry keys if typed instead.
Ambiguity baked into FEC free text
Individual contribution files store occupation as uncoded language. PRODUCER collides several trades. LobbyVault does not split the string by entertainment versus agriculture versus energy. This industry page reports the string as filed: $4,667,681, 11,331 contributions, 309 donors.
Occupation breakdowns may still help if neighboring titles (executive producer, film producer) exist as separate keys. This packet is the bare word PRODUCER.
Full analysis: Producer money in federal elections →
Questions
- How much have producer-labeled filers given federally?
- The PRODUCER industry cluster totals $4,667,681 in itemized FEC contributions, from 11,331 contributions and 309 donors. Filers wrote PRODUCER in employer or occupation. The FEC does not say whether each row is entertainment, agriculture, or another trade. 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.
- Does PRODUCER mean Hollywood?
- Not necessarily. FEC employer/occupation fields are free text. PRODUCER can mean film, television, music, or other industries. This page’s $4,667,681 is the string match only, not a NAICS motion-picture total. 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 producer-labeled donors are there?
- LobbyVault counts 309 donors and 11,331 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a union roster or a census of producers. 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.
- Are executive producers included?
- Only if the industry key is the word PRODUCER. Longer titles stored as other keys are other slugs. This total does not automatically absorb “executive producer.” 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
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $20,625 | 26 | 18 |
| 1982 | $26,168 | 11 | 4 |
| 1984 | $41,300 | 12 | 4 |
| 1986 | $52,000 | 12 | 4 |
| 1988 | $40,000 | 8 | 6 |
| 1990 | $14,000 | 7 | 4 |
| 1992 | $28,950 | 22 | 6 |
| 1994 | $8,750 | 10 | 5 |
| 1996 | $30,350 | 19 | 6 |
| 1998 | $10,000 | 6 | 3 |
| 2000 | $17,850 | 21 | 8 |
| 2002 | $11,900 | 18 | 5 |
| 2004 | $18,860 | 16 | 4 |
| 2006 | $11,370 | 12 | 6 |
| 2008 | $35,260 | 33 | 5 |
| 2010 | $26,210 | 25 | 4 |
| 2012 | $65,050 | 37 | 7 |
| 2014 | $48,036 | 44 | 5 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROCCOLI, ALBERT R | $8,000 | 4 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 2 | LEROY, MERVYN | $1,500 | 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 3 | ESPARZA, MOCTESUMA | $1,000 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 4 | MAYNOR, ASA MS | $1,000 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 5 | HAMILTON, JOE MR | $1,000 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 6 | DEBIN, DAVID | $1,000 | 2 | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 7 | CATES, JOSEPH | $1,000 | 2 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 8 | BERLIND, ROGER S MR | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 9 | AZENBERG, EMANUEL | $1,000 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 10 | BARRY, JACK | $750 | 2 | PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 11 | MAYNOR, ASA | $625 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | — | 1980 |
| 12 | DAVIS, DENISE | $500 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 13 | BERLIND, ROGER S | $500 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 14 | AYERS, JOSEPHINE E MS | $500 | 1 | ANNISTON, AL | — | 1980 |
| 15 | FARRAR, RAY H | $500 | 1 | MT CARMEL, IL | — | 1980 |
| 16 | JIMENEZ, JOSE E | $500 | 2 | SAN JUAN, PR | — | 1980 |
| 17 | LEER, NORMAN | $500 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 18 | KIEFFER, EUGENE C | $400 | 1 | MT CARMEL, IL | — | 1980 |
| 19 | COHEN, ALEXANDER | $250 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 20 | GARVAN, STEPHEN B MR | $250 | 1 | ACTON, MA | — | 1980 |
| 21 | BERLIND, ROGER | $250 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 22 | LIPSITZ, HILARY | $250 | 1 | NEW YORK, NY | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $73,180 | 8 |
| 2 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $25,610 | 10 |
| 3 | OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740 | $20,400 | 2 |
| 4 | FRIENDS OF JOHN H MERRILL FOR U S SENATEC00709477 | $19,600 | 1 |
| 5 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $16,350 | 4 |
| 6 | PRESIDENT'S DINNER/AKA 1988 REPUB SENATE-HOUSE DINNER CMTEC00221002 | $15,000 | 4 |
| 7 | PRESIDENT'S DINNER COMMITTEE/AKA 1984 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER COMMITTEEC00178566 | $15,000 | 4 |
| 8 | PRESIDENT'S DINNER/AKA 1985 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER COMMITTEEC00193698 | $15,000 | 4 |
| 9 | PRESIDENT'S DINNER/AKA 1986 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER COMMITTEEC00200345 | $15,000 | 4 |
| 10 | PRESIDENT'S DINNER/AKA 1987 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER COMMITTEEC00212860 | $15,000 | 4 |
| 11 | DSCCC00042366 | $14,845 | 6 |
| 12 | NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS *C00091009 | $13,750 | 4 |
| 13 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $11,269 | 3 |
| 14 | TIME FUTURE INC (FKA BILL BRADLEY FOR U S SENATE)C00270736 | $11,000 | 2 |
| 15 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376 | $10,500 | 4 |
| 16 | WINREDC00694323 | $10,221 | 6 |
| 17 | 1982 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNERC00147801 | $10,000 | 4 |
| 18 | RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015 | $10,000 | 4 |
| 19 | FRIENDS OF CHRIS MURPHYC00492645 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 20 | SAUL FOR CONGRESS INCC00434167 | $9,200 | 1 |
| 21 | 1983 REPUBLICAN SENATE-HOUSE DINNER COMMITTEEC00165571 | $9,000 | 4 |
| 22 | GRACE FOR NEW YORKC00516666 | $9,000 | 1 |
| 23 | WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERALC00188193 | $8,800 | 1 |
| 24 | FRIENDS OF ELIZABETH ESTYC00494203 | $8,200 | 1 |
| 25 | BEASLEY FOR SENATEC00395103 | $8,000 | 1 |