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PSYCHOLOGIST

Total Donated

$26,651,726

Contributions

43,226

Unique Donors

941

Top Employer

PSYCHOLOGIST

Contributors who listed PSYCHOLOGIST on federal itemized receipts account for $26.7M, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 43,226 contributions from only 941 donors — one of the shortest unique-donor lists among clinical titles in this harvest. PSYCHOLOGIST is a self-reported employer/occupation string, not a NAICS outpatient-care sector, and it is not merged with PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR, PSYCHIATRIST, or a clinic name. License-board rosters are a different list.

Key figures

  • PSYCHOLOGIST-labeled receipts total $26.7M.
  • Only 941 donors produced 43,226 contribution lines.
  • PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR, and clinic employers are separate strings.
  • PSYCHOLOGIST is self-reported FEC text, not a NAICS industry.

A clinical credential, a short unique-name list

Many psychologists type the credential in both FEC boxes. Others type a university, a hospital, or a group practice. Those named employers are other keys. The $26.7M total is the PSYCHOLOGIST string.

NAICS 6213 is not applied. Psychiatrists who typed PHYSICIAN or PSYCHIATRIST are not inside this figure. Counselors who typed other titles are elsewhere.

941 donors, 43,226 lines, $26.7M

941 donors produced 43,226 PSYCHOLOGIST contribution lines totaling $26.7M. Unique-donor count is far below DENTIST and PHYSICIAN. Dollars can still reach the mid-twenty millions on a short professional list. This page does not invent a mean gift.

Party share is not on this industry headline. Association PACs are committees, not this individual-label rollup.

Full analysis: PSYCHOLOGIST on FEC filings: $26.7M from 941 donors

Questions

How much have PSYCHOLOGIST donors given federally?
LobbyVault attributes $26.7M to the PSYCHOLOGIST FEC string, from 43,226 contributions and 941 donors. PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR, and clinic names are separate. The label is not a NAICS outpatient-care total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
Does this include psychiatrists?
Only if they typed PSYCHOLOGIST. Psychiatrists who typed PHYSICIAN, DOCTOR, or PSYCHIATRIST are in other rows. The $26.7M figure is this credential string only. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
Why so few donors relative to the dollars?
The unique-donor count is 941 against 43,226 contribution lines. Repeat gifts and large itemized amounts can produce $26.7M on a short list. The packet does not publish an average. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
How many unique psychologist donors are listed?
The rollup counts 941 donors and 43,226 contribution lines. This is not a state-board licensee census. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted. This answer uses only the packet totals for that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov, with no NAICS overlay applied.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

PSYCHOLOGIST political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$10,0501311
1982$50011
1984$1,00011
1986$50011
1988$50011
1990$20011
1992$3,80053
1994$80021
1996$70022
1998$2,50031
2000$17,000125
2002$1,25022
2004$4,50073
2006$3,85082
2008$8,800174
2010$2,75081
2012$2,00073
2014$2,00052

Top Donors

Top PSYCHOLOGIST donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1KRAFT, GERALD$1,8003WESTON, MA1980
2JAVITS, MARGARETHA E$1,0001NEW YORK, NY1980
3METZGER, HERBERT$1,0001SYLVANIA, OH1980
4MCFARLAIN, ROBERT A$1,0001GRETNA, LA1980
5LYON, WALDO B MR$1,0001FRAMINGHAM, MA1980
6JAVITS, ERIC MRS$1,0001NEW YORK, NY1980
7BROWN WM E DR,$1,0001PAINESVILLE, OH1980
8BRICKMAN, LILLIAN$1,0001LOS ALAMITOS, CA1980
9ESTES, WILLIAM P$5001ROLLING HILLS ESTS, CA1980
10BARNETT, SUZANNE DR$5001ANNAPOLIS, MD1980
11KAUFF, PRISCILLA$5001NEW YORK, NY1980
12CLASS, DONNA K$5001BOULDER, CO1980
13MEBANE, BETTE$5001FORT WORTH, TX1980
14METCALF, BETTY$5001CORAL GABLES, FL1980
15CARLSON, GORDON J PHD$3001BELLEVUE, WA1980
16KINDER, MELVYN$2501BEVERLY HILLS, CA1980
17GRABEL, JOHN A$2001LA JOLLA, CA1980
18ELC, ROBERT E PH D$2001LAKEWOOD, CO1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received PSYCHOLOGIST donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$12,6134
2NITA LOWEY FOR CONGRESSC00219881$12,0001
3OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$6,2005
4REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418$6,0001
5NEW YORK DEMOCRATIC VICTORY 2000C00347997$5,0001
6EMILYS LISTC00193433$4,6552
7HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795$2,9104
8WINREDC00694323$2,9001
9RICK KOZELL FOR CONGRESSC00579102$2,7001
10DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$2,5002
11END CITIZENS UNITEDC00573261$2,4974
12DCCCC00000935$2,3484
13JAVITS CAMPAIGN COMMITTEEC00121517$2,0002
14FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$1,8501
15GILLIBRAND FOR SENATEC00413914$1,7501
16CARR FOR CONGRESSC00556670$1,5001
17FRIENDS OF HILLARYC00358895$1,5001
18BIRCH BAYH FOR SENATOR COMMITTEEC00027094$1,5003
19ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY INC PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR LEG ACTION NOW (PLAN)C00002956$1,5002
20PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTC00580068$1,4453
21HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537$1,3001
22DSCCC00042366$1,2604
23BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.C00343509$1,0001
24BUSH - QUAYLE '92 PRIMARY COMMITTEE INCC00254912$1,0001
25REAGAN-BUSH '84C00171140$1,0001