Self/Homemaker
Total Donated
$4,716,335
Contributions
11,221
Unique Donors
749
Top Employer
Self/Homemaker
Filers who entered Self/Homemaker as employer or occupation on federal campaign reports account for $4,716,335 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. LobbyVault counts 11,221 contributions and 749 donors. Mean gift size is about $420; mean per donor is about $6,297. The slash-joined phrase is a common FEC shorthand, not a NAICS household-sector code and not a statement about household income sources beyond what each form shows.
Key figures
- Self/Homemaker FEC strings sum to $4,716,335.
- 11,221 contributions came from 749 donors.
- About $420 per gift and $6,297 per donor on a simple mean.
- AT HOME and other homemaker spellings are separate keys.
- The label is FEC free text, not NAICS.
A disclosure convention, $4,716,335
Federal individual contribution rules ask for employer and occupation. People who do not list a wage employer often write homemaker, retired, student, or self. Self/Homemaker is one combined string that survived ingest as an industry key. Top employer matches that same phrase. Seven hundred forty-nine donors produced 11,221 contributions, about 15 gifts per person—lower frequency than many payroll clusters.
Neighboring labels (homemaker without “Self/”, AT HOME, N/A/Home Manager) are other slugs in this same wave. Their dollars are not inside $4,716,335. Combining homemaker-like strings would invent a household total the packet does not support.
What the FEC form does and does not capture
The form captures the text the contributor (or a treasurer typing on their behalf) entered. It does not capture a spouse’s employer unless that text was written in. It does not capture household assets. $4,716,335 is the itemized sum for this string only.
Occupation breakdowns may list homemaker and related titles under the occupation index. This page is the industry-key view of Self/Homemaker as harvested.
Full analysis: Self/Homemaker money in federal elections →
Questions
- How much have Self/Homemaker filers given federally?
- The Self/Homemaker industry cluster totals $4,716,335 in itemized FEC contributions, from 11,221 contributions and 749 donors. The label is the text on the form, not a NAICS code. Other homemaker spellings are separate 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.
- Does this include people who wrote homemaker without Self/?
- Not unless ingest stored them as the same key. This page’s $4,716,335 is Self/Homemaker only. AT HOME and N/A/Home Manager appear as other industry pages in LobbyVault’s self-report index. 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 homemaker listed as an industry?
- LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Non-employer phrases enter the same list as company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is Self/Homemaker. 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/Homemaker donors are there?
- LobbyVault counts 749 donors and 11,221 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a census of homemakers in the United States. 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 | Lipson, Jan | $121,599 | 67 | Potomac, MD | — | 2002–2010 |
| 2 | O'Hanlon, Cynthia | $121,000 | 32 | Alexandria, VA | — | 2002–2010 |
| 3 | Diaz, Victoria | $109,600 | 13 | Bethesda, MD | — | 2002–2014 |
| 4 | WESLEY, NANCY W | $109,600 | 13 | LEXINGTON, KY | HOMEMAKER | 2006–2014 |
| 5 | Reyes, Anne | $77,700 | 16 | Lake Forest, IL | — | 2002–2012 |
| 6 | Cutler, Sarah S. Mrs. | $65,900 | 5 | Gates Mills, OH | — | 2000–2014 |
| 7 | Ferro, Jacqueline | $63,200 | 12 | Winnetka, IL | — | 2002–2012 |
| 8 | Bilodeau, Marney M. | $52,100 | 24 | Phoenix, AZ | — | 2002–2014 |
| 9 | Zweig, Bozena | $51,300 | 23 | Glenview, IL | — | 2002–2014 |
| 10 | Sterkel, Stephanie S. Mrs. | $45,378 | 13 | Saint Louis, MO | — | 2000–2014 |
| 11 | Sletten, Phyllis Ms. | $38,350 | 47 | Woodside, CA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 12 | Havenstein, Judith | $33,100 | 24 | Bedford, NH | — | 2002–2014 |
| 13 | Bernstein, Tracy | $31,100 | 15 | Washington, DC | — | 2002–2014 |
| 14 | THOMAS, ELIZABETH A | $26,900 | 10 | STRUTHERS, OH | HOMEMAKER | 2004–2012 |
| 15 | McCormick, Maureen | $26,752 | 10 | Potomac, MD | — | 2002–2012 |
| 16 | Williams, Marianne Mrs. | $23,000 | 5 | Boise, ID | — | 2002–2012 |
| 17 | RABBITT, EMILY | $20,000 | 2 | HENDERSON, NV | HOMEMAKER | 2010 |
| 18 | Walker, Marianne | $19,350 | 24 | Bend, OR | — | 2000–2014 |
| 19 | Miller, Gail H. | $19,250 | 15 | Greenwich, CT | — | 2000–2012 |
| 20 | Fuzell-Casey, Jacquelyn | $18,540 | 34 | Mc Lean, VA | — | 2002–2012 |
| 21 | Douma, Narleen | $18,400 | 11 | Ripon, CA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 22 | Culp, Wendy | $18,300 | 8 | McLean, VA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 23 | GRIGSBY, BOBBI F | $17,900 | 7 | BATON ROUGE, LA | HOMEMAKER | 2012–2014 |
| 24 | Greenblatt, Julia | $17,600 | 6 | Sands Point, NY | — | 2002–2012 |
| 25 | Jeanne Greenawalt | $17,000 | 6 | Las Vegas, NV | — | 2002–2004 |
| 26 | Lee, Hae Sook | $16,700 | 11 | Washington, DC | — | 2002–2008 |
| 27 | Loewinger, Michelle | $15,200 | 7 | Bethesda, MD | — | 2002–2014 |
| 28 | Tonkel, Jill | $14,769 | 9 | Bethesda, MD | — | 2002–2004 |
| 29 | Bigelow, Diane M. | $14,600 | 9 | Las Vegas, NV | — | 2002–2010 |
| 30 | Lamb, Barbara | $14,450 | 14 | Chatham, NJ | — | 2002–2012 |
| 31 | Koessler, Niscah | $14,350 | 12 | Buffalo, NY | — | 2002–2008 |
| 32 | RICHARDSON, DAWN | $13,750 | 11 | HICKORY, NC | HOMEMAKER | 2004–2012 |
| 33 | ZIMMERMAN, ELYNE MRS. | $13,300 | 8 | JACKSONVILLE, FL | HOMEMAKER | 2004–2014 |
| 34 | Medders, Elizabeth | $13,125 | 9 | Wichita Falls, TX | — | 2002–2014 |
| 35 | Mindlin, Lisa R | $13,100 | 7 | Sherman Oaks, CA | — | 2002–2010 |
| 36 | Willis, Lola | $13,100 | 7 | Roswell, NM | — | 2002–2014 |
| 37 | HUETHER, CINDY | $13,060 | 49 | SIOUX FALLS, SD | HOMEMAKER | 2008–2014 |
| 38 | Mayer, Marta | $11,800 | 7 | Allendale, NJ | — | 2002–2010 |
| 39 | AMATO, ELLEN | $11,150 | 12 | CHESHIRE, CT | HOMEMAKER | 2012–2016 |
| 40 | Siegel, Catherine M. Ms. | $11,050 | 31 | Chicago, IL | — | 2002–2010 |
| 41 | SKELLY, KELLY | $11,000 | 3 | ROANOKE, VA | HOMEMAKER | 2008–2010 |
| 42 | Spears, Ramona Ms. | $10,875 | 13 | Orlando, FL | — | 2002–2004 |
| 43 | Armstrong, Sara C | $10,800 | 9 | Roswell, NM | — | 2002–2014 |
| 44 | Thom, Cynthia | $10,800 | 5 | North Mankato, MN | — | 2002–2014 |
| 45 | Cohen, Marcy | $10,600 | 6 | Potomac, MD | — | 2002–2006 |
| 46 | Leavitt, Susan | $10,500 | 10 | Katonah, NY | — | 2002–2008 |
| 47 | Shaw, Hillary | $10,250 | 3 | Washington, DC | — | 2002–2008 |
| 48 | Mackey, Paula | $10,145 | 17 | Fort Worth, TX | — | 2002–2014 |
| 49 | Lakshmanan, Sridevi | $10,000 | 2 | Fremont, CA | — | 2002 |
| 50 | Totah, Annie Simonian Mrs. | $10,000 | 2 | Potomac, MD | — | 2002–2004 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $313,510 | 660 |
| 2 | SIEBEL SYSTEMS INC EGOVERNMENT PAC SIEBEL PACC00364711 | $222,000 | 76 |
| 3 | CITIZENS FOR MARK SHRIVERC00365700 | $139,599 | 448 |
| 4 | DCCCC00000935 | $135,964 | 316 |
| 5 | PORTER FOR CONGRESSC00367367 | $129,275 | 138 |
| 6 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $120,414 | 172 |
| 7 | OBAMA VICTORY FUND 2012C00494740 | $101,052 | 155 |
| 8 | DSCCC00042366 | $74,278 | 261 |
| 9 | WINREDC00694323 | $72,665 | 247 |
| 10 | EMILYS LISTC00193433 | $72,195 | 200 |
| 11 | ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY - FEDERALC00005926 | $60,000 | 39 |
| 12 | ANDER PACC00352849 | $57,450 | 79 |
| 13 | HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENTC00431569 | $56,075 | 180 |
| 14 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $55,254 | 362 |
| 15 | KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEC00011197 | $52,500 | 26 |
| 16 | LYNETTE BOGGS MCDONALD FOR CONGRESSC00369769 | $46,500 | 80 |
| 17 | OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY - FEDERALC00016899 | $46,000 | 21 |
| 18 | THE MARTY MEEHAN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00270041 | $45,850 | 59 |
| 19 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $45,046 | 369 |
| 20 | THORNBERRY FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEEC00286187 | $43,725 | 76 |
| 21 | NRCCC00075820 | $38,734 | 78 |
| 22 | KENTUCKY VICTORY 2007C00435859 | $38,500 | 13 |
| 23 | ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282 | $36,500 | 33 |
| 24 | SANDY LYONS FOR CONGRESSC00394833 | $35,000 | 29 |
| 25 | MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PACC00580100 | $34,098 | 145 |