Retired/Retired
Total Donated
$20,789,800
Contributions
62,516
Unique Donors
3,944
Top Employer
Retired/Retired
Donors tagged Retired/Retired on federal itemized receipts account for $20,789,800, according to FEC.gov aggregates indexed by LobbyVault. The cluster is 62,516 contributions from 3,944 donors. Retired/Retired is a slash-joined employer/occupation pair, not the standalone RETIRED row that ranks far higher in dollars, and not a NAICS code for people out of the labor force.
Key figures
- Retired/Retired as FEC text totals $20,789,800 from 3,944 donors.
- 62,516 contribution lines sit under the slash-joined string.
- Standalone RETIRED is a different FEC key with its own page.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS or Census retiree count.
A concatenated status phrase
When both FEC boxes say retired, many systems store Retired/Retired as one string. LobbyVault ranks that concatenation on its own. The $20,789,800 total is only this slash form. RETIRED in all caps, without the slash, is a different key whose dollar pile is much larger. Mixing them without documenting the join would treat two stored strings as one industry.
N/A/RETIRED and other placeholder hybrids are also different keys. A committee that wrote N/A in employer and RETIRED in occupation is not in these 3,944 donors. This page does not recode missing-data prefixes into Retired/Retired.
3,944 donors, 62,516 lines, $20.8 million
3,944 unique donors produced 62,516 Retired/Retired contribution lines totaling $20,789,800. That receipt count is high relative to the donor count — on the order of 16 itemized lines per person — a shape consistent with recurring itemized gifts. The packet does not publish a mean ticket as its own FEC field.
Compared with UNEMPLOYED’s 2,545 donors and 62,616 lines, this slash-retired cluster has more unique people on a similar line count. That is a filing-pattern contrast between two status strings, not a statement about which group is larger in the Census.
Full analysis: Retired/Retired on FEC schedules: $20.8 million →
Questions
- How much have Retired/Retired donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $20,789,800 to the Retired/Retired string, from 62,516 contributions and 3,944 donors. These are itemized individual receipts with that slash-joined text, not the standalone RETIRED row and not a NAICS retiree sector. Unitemized gifts are omitted. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Is Retired/Retired the same as RETIRED?
- No. RETIRED without the slash is a separate, much larger grouped string. Retired/Retired is the concatenated employer/occupation pair. The $20,789,800 figure is the slash form only. LobbyVault does not merge mixed-case slash duplicates into all-caps RETIRED. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Why are there 62,516 contributions from 3,944 donors?
- Each itemized gift is a line. Repeat donations from the same people raise the 62,516 receipt count without adding new unique donors beyond 3,944. Recurring online itemized programs often produce that ratio. The FEC field is transactional, not a once-per-person census.
- Does this include N/A/RETIRED filings?
- No. N/A/RETIRED and other placeholder hybrids are different strings. A receipt counted in the $20,789,800 Retired/Retired total carries that exact slash pair, not a missing-data prefix. 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.
Cycle-over-Cycle Trend
| Cycle | Total | Contributions | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $70,352 | 97 | 60 |
| 2002 | $2,092,788 | 3,347 | 1,818 |
| 2004 | $952,860 | 1,407 | 694 |
| 2006 | $880,994 | 1,196 | 597 |
| 2008 | $1,678,515 | 1,973 | 989 |
| 2010 | $1,083,310 | 1,367 | 657 |
| 2012 | $2,488,042 | 2,934 | 1,248 |
| 2014 | $1,000,477 | 1,401 | 569 |
| 2016 | $1,468,393 | 7,715 | 735 |
| 2018 | $1,403,930 | 6,174 | 510 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biskup, Mary | $175,350 | 78 | Clovis, CA | — | 2000–2008 |
| 2 | PERLEY, HOWARD J MR | $128,500 | 6 | LAGUNA BEACH, CA | RETIRED | 2012–2014 |
| 3 | Fuscone, Richard M. Mr. | $101,000 | 8 | Greenwich, CT | — | 2002–2008 |
| 4 | GOTTWALD, HELGA MRS. | $100,300 | 5 | RICHMOND, VA | RETIRED | 2012–2014 |
| 5 | Keinath, Warren G. Mr. Jr. | $98,049 | 114 | Des Peres, MO | — | 2002–2014 |
| 6 | ODEN, RAY MR. JR. | $85,056 | 77 | SHREVEPORT, LA | — | 2002–2012 |
| 7 | CORRIGAN, GLENDA K. MS. | $78,000 | 8 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | RETIRED | 2010–2014 |
| 8 | Zink, Phillip | $77,600 | 44 | Saint Paul, MN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 9 | Clark, Elloine Mrs. | $75,000 | 41 | Dallas, TX | — | 2002–2014 |
| 10 | Greenberg, Harold H. | $68,801 | 18 | Prescott, AZ | — | 2002–2014 |
| 11 | Greenberg, Edith M. | $68,600 | 12 | Prescott, AZ | — | 2002–2014 |
| 12 | POITRAS, KAY G MRS | $62,173 | 194 | HAINES CITY, FL | — | 2002–2014 |
| 13 | Blessing, Norbert | $59,860 | 100 | Naples, FL | — | 2002–2012 |
| 14 | Esner, Sandra | $59,450 | 42 | Langhorne, PA | — | 2000–2014 |
| 15 | Henry, Dean | $55,950 | 14 | Roanoke, TX | — | 2002–2014 |
| 16 | WILSON, HARRY MR. | $55,650 | 10 | NAPLES, FL | — | 2002–2014 |
| 17 | GOYNE, ROBERT E. MR. | $53,900 | 5 | WILMINGTON, DE | RETIRED | 2008–2014 |
| 18 | Keinath Jr., Warren G. | $50,400 | 35 | Saint Louis, MO | — | 2002–2012 |
| 19 | Clingan, Thomas | $47,709 | 22 | Summit, NJ | — | 2000–2012 |
| 20 | Schierl, Paul Mr. | $46,626 | 47 | Green Bay, WI | — | 2002–2014 |
| 21 | HAMANN ROBERT D MR | $45,000 | 16 | EL CAJON, CA | — | 2002–2008 |
| 22 | Monk, William C. Mr. | $43,200 | 43 | Rarmville, NC | — | 2002–2014 |
| 23 | Ethier, Marietta | $41,800 | 95 | Chevy Chase, MD | — | 2002–2014 |
| 24 | FLORES, DANIEL A | $40,235 | 39 | PARADISE VALLEY, AZ | RETIRED | 2004–2014 |
| 25 | Reibel, James S. | $39,500 | 12 | Greenwich, CT | — | 2002–2014 |
| 26 | Hawes, Sue Ms. | $38,475 | 90 | Santa Barbara, CA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 27 | SPARKS, ALICE S | $38,300 | 10 | VILLA HILLS, KY | RETIRED | 2004–2008 |
| 28 | Warner, Rawleigh Mr Jr | $36,880 | 73 | Hobe Sound, FL | — | 2002–2012 |
| 29 | YARISH, ANNA ROSE | $35,800 | 1 | CARMICHAELS, PA | RETIRED | 2012 |
| 30 | SISTERON, ANNE | $35,800 | 1 | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | RETIRED | 2012 |
| 31 | Gore, Shari | $35,600 | 103 | Ingram, TX | — | 2002–2014 |
| 32 | BAINES, ELLIOT MR. | $35,525 | 49 | VERO BEACH, FL | — | 2002–2008 |
| 33 | Weinberg Jr., Sidney J. | $35,000 | 7 | New York, NY | — | 2002–2010 |
| 34 | BENESCH, GEORGE MR. | $34,525 | 68 | ANCHORAGE, AK | — | 2002–2008 |
| 35 | MCDONNELL, JAMES S. MR. II | $31,400 | 3 | ST. LOUIS, MO | RETIRED | 2012–2014 |
| 36 | MERILLAT, RUTH MRS. | $31,250 | 9 | ADRIAN, MI | — | 2002–2010 |
| 37 | BILDEN, PATRICIA MS. | $30,800 | 1 | NEWPORT, RI | RETIRED | 2012 |
| 38 | HODGES, LUTHER H MR | $30,675 | 19 | CHAPEL HILL, NC | RETIRED | 2004–2014 |
| 39 | THOLEN, NANCY L MRS | $30,600 | 6 | TULSA, OK | RETIRED | 2010 |
| 40 | Musgrave, A. C. | $30,000 | 4 | Lindal, TX | — | 2002–2004 |
| 41 | Saunders, Margaret E. | $29,500 | 45 | Lakewood, OH | — | 2002–2012 |
| 42 | FENWICK, THOMAS | $29,500 | 17 | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | RETIRED | 2010–2014 |
| 43 | McNamee, Ann | $28,250 | 15 | Elkhart, IN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 44 | NACHT, STEPHEN I | $27,600 | 11 | NEW ALBANY, OH | RETIRED | 2006–2010 |
| 45 | Wos, Aldona | $27,150 | 16 | Greensboro, NC | — | 2002–2012 |
| 46 | AKIN, TOM MR. | $26,600 | 3 | LAWRENCE, KS | — | 2002–2012 |
| 47 | FEDAK, CAROL | $26,201 | 27 | MACEDONIA, OH | RETIRED | 2012–2014 |
| 48 | Davidson Janice | $26,100 | 9 | Incline Village, NV | — | 2002–2012 |
| 49 | ORCHULLI, JACK C. | $25,200 | 18 | DARIEN, CT | RETIRED | 2004–2014 |
| 50 | Bates, Margaret L. Ms | $24,500 | 11 | Sarasota, FL | — | 2002–2010 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $1,540,687 | 3,622 |
| 2 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $1,405,850 | 2,676 |
| 3 | NRSCC00027466 | $497,887 | 1,924 |
| 4 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $453,441 | 2,188 |
| 5 | RICHARDSON FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00431577 | $389,512 | 712 |
| 6 | WINREDC00694323 | $383,745 | 1,063 |
| 7 | TRUMP VICTORYC00618389 | $380,589 | 76 |
| 8 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $378,206 | 1,982 |
| 9 | NRCCC00075820 | $324,626 | 1,729 |
| 10 | ROSSI FOR SENATEC00484824 | $289,150 | 537 |
| 11 | DCCCC00000935 | $229,216 | 1,516 |
| 12 | ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00431171 | $226,245 | 1,376 |
| 13 | OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740 | $203,214 | 886 |
| 14 | DSCCC00042366 | $199,180 | 1,402 |
| 15 | NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTYC00038505 | $191,460 | 89 |
| 16 | EMILYS LISTC00193433 | $189,059 | 591 |
| 17 | ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTYC00166710 | $166,081 | 300 |
| 18 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $158,423 | 1,090 |
| 19 | SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDC00448696 | $156,795 | 588 |
| 20 | TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371 | $135,365 | 658 |
| 21 | VAN HOLLEN FOR CONGRESSC00366096 | $133,701 | 434 |
| 22 | ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282 | $133,259 | 389 |
| 23 | DOLE NORTH CAROLINA VICTORY COMMITTEE INCC00378117 | $124,140 | 145 |
| 24 | HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537 | $122,985 | 646 |
| 25 | PORTER FOR CONGRESSC00367367 | $120,275 | 137 |