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Self/Farmer
Total Donated
$4,338,402
Contributions
12,018
Unique Donors
533
Top Employer
Self/Farmer
Filers who entered Self/Farmer as employer or occupation on federal campaign reports account for $4,338,402 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. LobbyVault counts 12,018 contributions and 533 donors. Mean gift size is about $361; mean per donor is about $8,140. The slash-joined phrase is a self-employed farming shorthand on an FEC form, not a NAICS crop-or-livestock sector and not a USDA farm-count.
Key figures
- Self/Farmer FEC strings sum to $4,338,402.
- 12,018 contributions came from 533 donors.
- About $361 per gift and $8,140 per donor on a simple mean.
- Farmer without Self/ may be a different key.
- The label is FEC free text, not NAICS.
533 people, $4,338,402
Five hundred thirty-three unique donors produced 12,018 contributions, about 23 itemized gifts per person. $4,338,402 ÷ 533 ≈ $8,140 per donor. Self/Farmer is a combined string that survived ingest as an industry key. Top employer matches that same phrase. Filers who wrote Farmer, Rancher, or a farm LLC name sit in other slugs.
The FEC does not record acreage, commodity, or farm-program enrollment in these fields. $4,338,402 is the string sum only.
Self-employed text, not a commodity board
Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Self/Farmer ranks here because that text reached $4,338,402 in itemized receipts, not because Census classified farms into this bucket.
Occupation breakdowns may list farmer and related titles. This page is the industry-key view of Self/Farmer as harvested. Do not add unknown Farmer or rancher totals into this figure.
Full analysis: Self/Farmer money in federal elections →
Questions
- How much have Self/Farmer filers given federally?
- The Self/Farmer industry cluster totals $4,338,402 in itemized FEC contributions, from 12,018 contributions and 533 donors. Filers listed that slash-joined phrase as employer or occupation. The figure is FEC free text, not a NAICS agriculture 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.
- Does this include people who wrote Farmer without Self/?
- Not unless ingest stored them as the same key. This page’s $4,338,402 is Self/Farmer only. Farmer, rancher, and farm-LLC names may appear as other industry slugs. 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 Self/Farmer donors are there?
- LobbyVault counts 533 donors and 12,018 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a USDA count of farms. 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.
- Why is Self/Farmer listed as an industry?
- LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Self-employed phrases enter the same list as company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is Self/Farmer. 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
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | City / State | Occupation | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell, James D. Mr. | $159,900 | 66 | San Benito, TX | — | 2000–2014 |
| 2 | Turner, Bonnie | $97,450 | 21 | Malin, OR | — | 2002–2014 |
| 3 | Austin, William Mr. | $85,200 | 21 | Union Springs, AL | — | 2000–2016 |
| 4 | Mccollum, Gary | $49,045 | 25 | Gasport, NY | — | 2002–2014 |
| 5 | Bonnie, Edward S Mr. | $44,000 | 7 | Prospect, KY | — | 2002–2008 |
| 6 | DIPPLE, DENNIS | $41,647 | 13 | GRAFTON, ND | — | 2002–2014 |
| 7 | Boykin, Richard | $41,150 | 46 | Sylvania, GA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 8 | OSOWSKI, LEE H | $32,281 | 16 | GRAFTON, ND | — | 2002–2014 |
| 9 | Gerawan, Dan Mr. | $32,005 | 6 | Reedley, CA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 10 | Barbre, Martin | $31,825 | 40 | Carmi, IL | — | 2002–2014 |
| 11 | KUZNIA, MATTHEW A | $31,786 | 19 | GREENBUSH, MN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 12 | Fountain, Kent Mr. | $31,660 | 27 | Surrency, GA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 13 | KUZNIA, BRANDON D | $28,260 | 22 | GREENBUSH, MN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 14 | Bell, Jerry Mr. | $27,521 | 27 | Penitas, TX | — | 2000–2014 |
| 15 | CHWIALKOWSKI, JEFFREY | $26,359 | 28 | ARGYLE, MN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 16 | Maschhoff, Ken | $26,240 | 13 | Carlyle, IL | — | 2002–2014 |
| 17 | JACOBSON, COREY A | $24,634 | 13 | ADA, MN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 18 | GAJESKI, RICHARD | $22,246 | 33 | STEPHEN, MN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 19 | Worden, Donald B. Mr. | $21,250 | 20 | Pasco, WA | — | 2000–2010 |
| 20 | Harper, Harold A. Mr. | $21,110 | 19 | Eaton, CO | — | 2000–2012 |
| 21 | TOBIN, MARY A | $20,500 | 3 | IRVINGTON, KY | FARMER | 2004–2006 |
| 22 | Isbell, Neal Mr. | $20,020 | 36 | Muscle Shoals, AL | — | 2000–2014 |
| 23 | Gless, John Mr. | $18,415 | 19 | Riverside, CA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 24 | Davis, Sonny Mr. | $17,621 | 23 | Cottondale, FL | — | 2002–2014 |
| 25 | BIENEK, MICHAEL A | $17,484 | 16 | WARREN, MN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 26 | BATEMAN, WILLIAM BEAU | $17,400 | 10 | GRAND FORKS, ND | — | 2002–2014 |
| 27 | Sims, Leo V. | $17,200 | 9 | Hobbs, NM | — | 2002–2012 |
| 28 | MORTENSON, JEFFREY | $16,724 | 36 | KENNEDY, MN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 29 | Heffington, Brad | $16,212 | 34 | Littlefield, TX | — | 2002–2014 |
| 30 | THOMPSON, DAVID H | $15,294 | 23 | EAST GRAND FORKS, MN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 31 | Finlay, Kirkman Mr. III | $15,100 | 10 | Columbia, SC | — | 2000–2008 |
| 32 | CRAIG, JIM MR. | $13,800 | 5 | STUTTGART, AR | FARMER | 2012–2014 |
| 33 | Feltus, Charles C. Mr. | $13,700 | 13 | Natchez, MS | — | 2000–2014 |
| 34 | Vujovich, Thomas P. Mr. Jr. | $13,250 | 11 | Oxnard, CA | — | 2000–2012 |
| 35 | Martin, Kirk | $13,100 | 25 | Vista, CA | — | 2000–2014 |
| 36 | Albin, David Mr. | $12,750 | 5 | Newman, IL | — | 2000–2012 |
| 37 | COTTON, WILLIAM L. | $12,492 | 15 | CUMMINGS, ND | — | 2002–2014 |
| 38 | Kenton, David | $12,450 | 8 | Milford, DE | — | 2002–2010 |
| 39 | Perry, Louie Mr. | $12,143 | 23 | Moultrie, GA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 40 | McLendon, Bob Mr. | $11,726 | 20 | Leary, GA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 41 | SUDA, CYRIL E JR | $11,250 | 12 | GRAFTON, ND | — | 2002–2014 |
| 42 | Kilbride, Randolph | $11,250 | 8 | Wadsworth, OH | — | 2000–2014 |
| 43 | Davis, George L. Mr. | $11,250 | 17 | Portsmouth, OH | — | 2000–2014 |
| 44 | SWANSON, BART | $11,233 | 4 | HOOPLE, ND | — | 2002–2012 |
| 45 | Ihnen, Darrin | $11,050 | 12 | Hurley, SD | — | 2000–2012 |
| 46 | Faircloth, D. M. Mr. | $11,000 | 8 | Clinton, NC | — | 2000–2010 |
| 47 | Engemann, Mark | $10,579 | 13 | Maringouin, LA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 48 | Brunner, Robert Mr | $10,575 | 17 | Cross Plains, WI | — | 2002–2014 |
| 49 | Liechty, Clarice M. Mrs. | $10,485 | 11 | Jamestown, ND | — | 2000–2014 |
| 50 | Huff, Charles Mr. | $10,100 | 10 | Holly Bluff, MS | — | 2000–2014 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEC00110338 | $874,300 | 615 |
| 2 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $245,627 | 652 |
| 3 | SOUTHEAST COTTON COMMITTEE (SECC) SOUTHERN COTTONGROWERS INC/SE COTTON GINNERS ASSNC00300426 | $204,601 | 334 |
| 4 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $170,101 | 384 |
| 5 | NRSCC00027466 | $112,551 | 399 |
| 6 | WINREDC00694323 | $86,444 | 419 |
| 7 | BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.C00343509 | $59,893 | 507 |
| 8 | BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCC00386987 | $57,850 | 350 |
| 9 | ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282 | $56,755 | 203 |
| 10 | NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PACC00201871 | $53,365 | 41 |
| 11 | SMPC00484642 | $50,000 | 21 |
| 12 | KERN COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE (FED)C00265603 | $45,250 | 10 |
| 13 | NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)C00376343 | $39,097 | 90 |
| 14 | KEN CALVERT FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00257337 | $38,615 | 40 |
| 15 | ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00431171 | $38,250 | 319 |
| 16 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $37,900 | 112 |
| 17 | JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.C00430470 | $29,350 | 311 |
| 18 | DEMOCRATIC WHITE HOUSE VICTORY FUNDC00450601 | $28,500 | 7 |
| 19 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $25,081 | 194 |
| 20 | RICKY GILL FOR CONGRESSC00493403 | $24,750 | 12 |
| 21 | AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PACC00081414 | $23,801 | 13 |
| 22 | NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTONC00023028 | $23,204 | 95 |
| 23 | NRCCC00075820 | $22,657 | 177 |
| 24 | OBAMA VICTORY FUNDC00451393 | $22,650 | 76 |
| 25 | TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371 | $22,450 | 232 |