SALES
Total Donated
$6,304,302
Contributions
24,216
Unique Donors
921
Top Employer
SALES
Itemized federal receipts that list SALES as the employer total $6,304,302, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster covers 24,216 contributions from 921 donors. SALES is a one-word function parked in the employer field, not a NAICS wholesale total, not a company PAC, and not every account executive who typed a brand such as PFIZER INC or AT&T. BUSINESS EXECUTIVE is a sibling title row.
Key figures
- SALES as FEC employer text totals $6,304,302 from 921 donors.
- 24,216 contribution lines sit under that function string.
- BUSINESS EXECUTIVE and BROKER are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS industry or company PAC total.
A department name stored as an industry key
LobbyVault’s industry table ranks grouped employer text. Many contributors type a company. 921 people typed SALES. The $6,304,302 total is those itemized gifts. It is not retail revenue and not a census of people whose occupation box also says sales.
A donor who listed PFIZER INC, AT&T, FACEBOOK, or INSURANCE AGENT sits in another row. Occupation pages can show sales as a title beside a named employer. This page stays on the employer-box string SALES.
Inside sales, field sales, and people who used SALES as a department name can share this key. The $6,304,302 total cannot be read as a single employer’s sales force.
921 donors and 24,216 lines
921 unique donors produced 24,216 SALES contribution lines totaling $6,304,302. That is on the order of 26 itemized receipts per donor. The packet does not publish a mean gift or a split among pharma, software, and insurance sales. BROKER is a different function key.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and any trade-association committee filings are outside the $6,304,302 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear.
921 unique donors produced 24,216 lines. Named-employer receipts for the same people, if they later typed a brand, sit in those other keys. This page does not follow them there.
Full analysis: SALES as FEC employer text: $6.3 million →
Questions
- How much have SALES-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $6,304,302 to the SALES employer string, from 24,216 contributions and 921 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a company PAC and not a NAICS wholesale total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Is SALES a company on FEC forms?
- On this row it functions as employer text: 921 donors typed SALES where filers usually put a firm. It is not a single company’s treasury. People who listed a brand such as PFIZER INC or AT&T sit in those other rows. Figures are limited to the FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts are omitted.
- Does this include brokers or business executives?
- No. BROKER and BUSINESS EXECUTIVE are separate employer strings. A receipt counted here carries the grouped text SALES. Staff who typed a company legal name are in those other rows. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- How many unique donors listed SALES?
- The rollup counts 921 donors and 24,216 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a headcount of working salespeople. Figures are limited to the FEC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | $13,790 | 23 | 20 |
| 1982 | $3,000 | 4 | 3 |
| 1984 | $6,750 | 9 | 7 |
| 1986 | $2,750 | 4 | 2 |
| 1988 | $5,000 | 6 | 3 |
| 1990 | $3,750 | 10 | 5 |
| 1992 | $6,200 | 16 | 4 |
| 1994 | $2,460 | 6 | 2 |
| 1996 | $8,976 | 16 | 5 |
| 1998 | $5,325 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000 | $14,825 | 11 | 6 |
| 2002 | $17,000 | 16 | 4 |
| 2004 | $7,105 | 11 | 5 |
| 2006 | $28,584 | 61 | 5 |
| 2008 | $41,282 | 60 | 3 |
| 2010 | $41,150 | 34 | 5 |
| 2012 | $39,750 | 51 | 5 |
| 2014 | $34,756 | 43 | 4 |
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MINELLI, EDWARD | $2,000 | 2 | HILL, MA | — | 1980 |
| 2 | AULTMAN, DON MR | $1,000 | 1 | ATLANTA, GA | — | 1980 |
| 3 | LONDON, BOB MRS | $1,000 | 2 | ATLANTA, GA | — | 1980 |
| 4 | KAMMER, A F JR MR | $1,000 | 1 | GROSSE PTE FARMS, MI | — | 1980 |
| 5 | HYDE, HENRY B | $1,000 | 1 | NY | — | 1980 |
| 6 | HVASTA, STEVE MR | $1,000 | 1 | WEST HARTFORD, CT | — | 1980 |
| 7 | CONVY, GEORGE J | $1,000 | 1 | CHESTERFIELD, MO | — | 1980 |
| 8 | GREENBERG, ALAN MR | $950 | 2 | HILLSBOROUGH, CA | — | 1980 |
| 9 | MENDELSOHN, EMANUEL | $750 | 1 | MECHANICSVILLE, PA | — | 1980 |
| 10 | COPE, ROBERT S | $750 | 1 | TULSA, OK | — | 1980 |
| 11 | HARRISON, WILLIAM H MR | $700 | 1 | MIAMI, FL | — | 1980 |
| 12 | GRIFFIN, ED | $500 | 1 | GWYNEDDVALLEY, PA | — | 1980 |
| 13 | KOWIS, JIM | $500 | 1 | SPRING, TX | — | 1980 |
| 14 | HUSTON, HAROLD H | $500 | 1 | SEATTLE, WA | — | 1980 |
| 15 | CRAWFORD, JERRY | $500 | 1 | METAIRIE, LA | — | 1980 |
| 16 | BIXEL, D B MR | $500 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 17 | LORNE, HENRY T | $400 | 1 | PASADENA, CA | — | 1980 |
| 18 | HESTERMAN, DAVID A | $390 | 1 | SANDY, UT | — | 1980 |
| 19 | DICK, DOUGLAS H | $350 | 1 | OAKRIDGE, OR | — | 1980 |
| 20 | BRODSKY, BERT | $300 | 1 | PARK RIDGE, IL | — | 1980 |
| 21 | ANDREWS, TERRY W | $300 | 1 | FULLERTON, CA | — | 1980 |
| 22 | KUSHNER, RALPH MR | $250 | 1 | WILLIAMSVILLE, NY | — | 1980 |
| 23 | BRAINARD, DWIGHT | $250 | 1 | CLARKSTON, GA | — | 1980 |
| 24 | LEEDY, L C JR | $250 | 1 | ORLANDO, FL | — | 1980 |
| 25 | LEONARD, DAN | $250 | 1 | BROOKLYN, NY | — | 1980 |
| 26 | BOKMAN, HENRY | $250 | 1 | ORCHARD PARK, NY | — | 1980 |
| 27 | MC RAE WALTER A JR M, -R | $250 | 1 | JACKSONVILLE, FL | — | 1980 |
| 28 | COLLATOS, ANGELO N MR | $250 | 1 | DEDHAM, MA | — | 1980 |
| 29 | GROSSMAN, MIKE MR | $250 | 1 | BROOKLINE, MA | — | 1980 |
| 30 | BENNETT, CANDI MS | $250 | 1 | LOS ANGELES, CA | — | 1980 |
| 31 | GIOIA, ROBERT D MR | $250 | 1 | BUFFALO, NY | — | 1980 |
| 32 | GIMBEL, MADELEINE S MRS | $250 | 1 | WASHINGTON, DC | — | 1980 |
| 33 | FULLER, WINSTON R | $250 | 1 | PASADENA, CA | — | 1980 |
| 34 | FAWCETT, ROBERT W | $250 | 1 | DUXBURY, MA | — | 1980 |
| 35 | CROWE, EDWIN J JR | $250 | 1 | WEST SENECA, NY | — | 1980 |
| 36 | LANNAN, JOHN R MR | $200 | 1 | NORTHBROOK, IL | — | 1980 |
| 37 | MORELAND, GLENN | $200 | 1 | SPRING, TX | — | 1980 |
| 38 | KIRCHHOFF, H C | $200 | 1 | DOWNERS GROVE, IL | — | 1980 |
| 39 | JONES, R I MR | $200 | 1 | DENVER, CO | — | 1980 |
| 40 | CHAPMAN, JACOB T JR | $200 | 1 | DALLAS, TX | — | 1980 |
| 41 | CHAPMAN, JACOB T JR MR | $200 | 1 | DALLAS, TX | — | 1980 |
| 42 | CIRCOSTA, ANN MRS | $200 | 1 | SAN BRUNO, CA | — | 1980 |
| 43 | HORTON, TED W | $200 | 1 | HARVEY, IL | — | 1980 |
| 44 | HEWITT, HAROLD T | $200 | 1 | SAVANNAH, GA | — | 1980 |
| 45 | GORDEN, DONALD E MR | $200 | 1 | SUGAR LAND, TX | — | 1980 |
| 46 | ELLIS, CARL H | $200 | 1 | ALVIN, TX | — | 1980 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $31,265 | 3 |
| 2 | WINREDC00694323 | $28,477 | 2 |
| 3 | DSCCC00042366 | $28,000 | 1 |
| 4 | SPIRIT OF AMERICA PACC00408088 | $19,400 | 1 |
| 5 | CLUB FOR GROWTH PACC00432260 | $17,100 | 1 |
| 6 | AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. PAC (AHIP PAC)C00106740 | $16,016 | 1 |
| 7 | BOSWELL FOR CONGRESSC00316661 | $15,000 | 1 |
| 8 | NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/HORSE PACC00360008 | $15,000 | 1 |
| 9 | KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEC00011197 | $11,000 | 1 |
| 10 | NEW YORK SENATE 2000C00347948 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 11 | OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393 | $10,000 | 1 |
| 12 | GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESSC00462697 | $9,600 | 1 |
| 13 | READY PACC00540997 | $8,256 | 1 |
| 14 | NATIONAL SECURITY DEMOCRATS PACC00358952 | $7,500 | 1 |
| 15 | HILL PACC00363994 | $7,500 | 1 |
| 16 | COLLINS FOR SENATORC00314575 | $6,960 | 2 |
| 17 | NRSCC00027466 | $6,862 | 3 |
| 18 | LOEBSACK FOR CONGRESSC00414318 | $6,800 | 1 |
| 19 | CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PACC00404392 | $6,000 | 1 |
| 20 | FRIENDS OF TODD YOUNG, INC.C00459255 | $5,850 | 1 |
| 21 | TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371 | $5,557 | 2 |
| 22 | HILLARY FOR AMERICAC00575795 | $5,400 | 2 |
| 23 | IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYC00035600 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 24 | HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537 | $5,000 | 1 |
| 25 | CITIZENS FOR HARKINC00166827 | $4,150 | 1 |