Self/Investor
Total Donated
$8,603,535
Contributions
7,718
Unique Donors
897
Top Employer
Self/Investor
Contributors who listed Self/Investor on federal itemized receipts account for $8,603,535, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 7,718 contributions from 897 donors. Self/Investor is a slash-form self-description as stored, not a NAICS investment-office total, and not a fund PAC. PRIVATE INVESTOR, INVESTOR, and INVESTMENTS are sibling title-style rows. Unique-donor count is high relative to contribution lines. Packet facts for this page are $8,603,535, 7,718 contributions, and 897 donors, with top employer Self/Investor. Unitemized gifts never appear in that total. LobbyVault indexes FEC.gov individual receipts, not PRIVATE INVESTOR as two words and not NAICS investment offices. PRIVATE INVESTOR as two words remains a separate employer key on LobbyVault. INVESTMENTS without Self is another generic-title key on LobbyVault.
Key figures
- Self/Investor as FEC employer text totals $8,603,535 from 897 donors.
- 7,718 contribution lines sit under that slash-form self-description.
- PRIVATE INVESTOR and INVESTOR are separate FEC keys.
- The label is self-reported form text, not a NAICS investment sector.
A slash form, not PRIVATE INVESTOR as two words
LobbyVault ranks grouped employer text. Self/Investor is the mixed-case slash spelling committees stored. The $8,603,535 total is those itemized individual gifts. It is not a NAICS 5239 rollup of other financial investment activities, not AUM, and not a partnership PAC.
People who typed PRIVATE INVESTOR, INVESTOR, INVESTMENTS, SELF-EMPLOYED, or RETIRED sit in other rows. LobbyVault does not recode those variants into Self/Investor. The FEC field records stored text, not a securities-license roster.
897 donors and 7,718 lines
897 unique donors produced 7,718 Self/Investor contribution lines totaling $8,603,535. That is on the order of 9 itemized receipts per donor — fewer lines per person than TEACHER or RAYTHEON COMPANY clusters in this ranking. Unique-donor count exceeds the line-to-donor ratio of several firm-name rows nearby. The packet does not publish a mean gift as its own FEC field.
Party share is not on the industry headline. Independent expenditures and committee PAC filings are outside the $8,603,535 unless an individual receipt itself carries this employer string. Unitemized gifts never appear. Repeat names among 7,718 lines are expected.
Full analysis: Self/Investor as FEC employer text: $8.6 million →
Questions
- How much have Self/Investor-listed donors given federally?
- LobbyVault attributes $8,603,535 to the Self/Investor employer string, from 7,718 contributions and 897 donors. These are itemized individual receipts, not a fund PAC and not a NAICS investment-office total. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted from that figure. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
- Is this the same as PRIVATE INVESTOR?
- No. PRIVATE INVESTOR, INVESTOR, and INVESTMENTS are separate employer strings. The $8,603,535 total is only receipts whose grouped text is Self/Investor. Named firms such as FIDELITY INVESTMENTS sit in other keys. Figures here are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault.
- Is this hedge-fund PAC spending?
- No. These are itemized individual contributions whose employer text grouped to Self/Investor. Partnership and PAC filings are other FEC categories. Coverage is federal itemized receipts only. Unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted from that $8,603,535 figure as indexed on LobbyVault.
- How many unique donors listed Self/Investor?
- The rollup counts 897 donors and 7,718 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count — on the order of 9 itemized receipts per donor, fewer lines per person than many payroll clusters. This is not a securities-license headcount. Coverage is itemized federal receipts only.
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 | Bastian, Bruce W. Mr. | $400,450 | 48 | Orem, UT | — | 2002–2014 |
| 2 | Jaharis, Michael Mr. | $259,300 | 17 | South Norwalk, CT | — | 2000–2014 |
| 3 | Wyly, Charles J. Mr. Jr. | $168,500 | 19 | Dallas, TX | — | 2002–2008 |
| 4 | Ware, Marilyn Ms. | $165,800 | 10 | Strasburg, PA | — | 2000–2012 |
| 5 | Walsh, Frank E. Mr. Jr. | $163,100 | 20 | Morristown, NJ | — | 2000–2014 |
| 6 | Long, Joe R. Mr. | $159,900 | 17 | Austin, TX | — | 2000–2014 |
| 7 | Wyly, Charles J. Mr. III | $107,500 | 10 | Dallas, TX | — | 2002–2010 |
| 8 | Atkins, Victor K. Mr. Jr. | $84,526 | 48 | Southhampton, NY | — | 2000–2016 |
| 9 | Williams, Modesta Mrs. | $83,000 | 6 | Midland, TX | — | 2000–2012 |
| 10 | Goodman, Meg L. Mrs. | $71,500 | 9 | Houston, TX | — | 2000–2008 |
| 11 | Tozer, W. James Mr. Jr. | $65,500 | 16 | New York, NY | — | 2000–2014 |
| 12 | Brown, Garvin | $63,250 | 11 | Louisville, KY | — | 2002–2014 |
| 13 | McGrath, Thomas L. Mr. | $53,100 | 20 | Langhorne, PA | — | 2000–2012 |
| 14 | Henderson, Helen L. Ms. | $53,000 | 5 | Washington, DC | — | 2000–2006 |
| 15 | Flores, William H. Mr. | $51,650 | 17 | Sugarland, TX | — | 2000–2012 |
| 16 | HIXON, TIM MR. | $50,200 | 6 | SAN ANTONIO, TX | INVESTOR | 2012–2014 |
| 17 | Lewis, William C Mr. | $46,170 | 15 | Paradise Vly, AZ | — | 2002–2014 |
| 18 | Lho, Helen Ms. | $46,000 | 4 | West Hollywood, CA | — | 2000–2002 |
| 19 | Weiss, Jason | $45,650 | 25 | Pacific Palisades, CA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 20 | Woolley, R. B. Mr. Jr. | $45,300 | 5 | La Jolla, CA | — | 2000–2012 |
| 21 | Haley, Michael W. Mr. | $45,200 | 22 | Greensboro, NC | — | 2000–2014 |
| 22 | Goodhand, David R. Mr. | $45,000 | 4 | Washington, DC | — | 2002–2004 |
| 23 | Neville, Ronald A. Mr. | $43,650 | 44 | Springfield, MO | — | 2000–2014 |
| 24 | Kinney, Douglas M. Mr. | $42,450 | 29 | Lake Forest, IL | — | 2002–2014 |
| 25 | Oudt, Lesa B. Mrs. | $42,000 | 5 | Fort Worth, TX | — | 2000–2012 |
| 26 | Hanson, Paul D. Mr. | $41,651 | 27 | Marco Island, FL | — | 2000–2014 |
| 27 | Bevis, Douglas A. Mr. | $41,500 | 12 | Seattle, WA | — | 2000–2012 |
| 28 | Hormel, Rampa Ms. | $39,500 | 21 | Pacific Palisades, CA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 29 | Houck, Patricia Ms. | $39,500 | 17 | Dallas, TX | — | 2002–2014 |
| 30 | Segal, Christopher | $37,900 | 16 | Glencoe, IL | — | 2002–2012 |
| 31 | Georges, John A. Mr. | $37,500 | 24 | New Canaan, CT | — | 2000–2012 |
| 32 | Williams, Reid A. Mr. | $37,500 | 7 | New York, NY | — | 2002–2006 |
| 33 | Weinberg, Larry J. | $37,250 | 23 | Beverly Hills, CA | — | 2002–2014 |
| 34 | Holman, Wayne J. Mr. III | $36,000 | 4 | Glen Ellyn, IL | — | 2000–2012 |
| 35 | Davidson, Robert Mr. | $35,650 | 18 | New York, NY | — | 2002–2014 |
| 36 | Potter, Deborah D | $33,275 | 36 | Santa Fe, NM | — | 2000–2014 |
| 37 | Doss, James Mr. | $33,001 | 12 | Weatherford, TX | — | 2000–2014 |
| 38 | Shelby, Patrick Mr. | $32,000 | 25 | Dallas, TX | — | 2000–2014 |
| 39 | Moss, Dianne I. Mrs. | $31,500 | 3 | Dallas, TX | — | 2000–2008 |
| 40 | Peterson, Ronald W. Mr. | $31,000 | 20 | Portland, OR | — | 2000–2014 |
| 41 | Hudson, Joseph W. Mr. | $29,000 | 9 | Islamorada, FL | — | 2000–2012 |
| 42 | Murphy, Martha W. Ms. | $29,000 | 4 | El Dorado, AR | — | 2000–2012 |
| 43 | Couch, Theresa C. Mrs. | $29,000 | 25 | Decatur, IL | — | 2000–2014 |
| 44 | Wagner, Genevieve C. Mrs. | $28,000 | 3 | Fort Worth, TX | — | 2000–2004 |
| 45 | Gelfond, Robert Mr. | $27,900 | 11 | New York, NY | — | 2000–2012 |
| 46 | Thornton, Charles B. Mr. Jr. | $27,800 | 3 | San Marino, CA | — | 2000–2008 |
| 47 | RHODES, PATRICIA G | $27,700 | 32 | SEATTLE, WA | INVESTOR | 2006–2010 |
| 48 | Colket, Tristram C. Mr. Jr. | $27,150 | 11 | Malvern, PA | — | 2000–2012 |
| 49 | Niedland, Suzanne | $26,200 | 8 | Jupiter, FL | — | 2002–2014 |
| 50 | Duffey, Donald B. Mr. | $24,670 | 41 | Huntsville, AL | — | 2000–2014 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $1,178,803 | 1,663 |
| 2 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $442,002 | 272 |
| 3 | ROMNEY VICTORY, INC.C00518282 | $337,750 | 579 |
| 4 | BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.C00343509 | $335,952 | 1,765 |
| 5 | NRCCC00075820 | $294,249 | 715 |
| 6 | HILLARY VICTORY FUNDC00586537 | $268,594 | 75 |
| 7 | BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INCC00386987 | $243,890 | 1,305 |
| 8 | EMILYS LISTC00193433 | $219,450 | 190 |
| 9 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $203,053 | 255 |
| 10 | JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.C00430470 | $192,371 | 1,058 |
| 11 | DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254 | $180,000 | 55 |
| 12 | WINREDC00694323 | $172,206 | 79 |
| 13 | ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT, INC.C00431171 | $161,350 | 946 |
| 14 | NRSCC00027466 | $152,401 | 607 |
| 15 | MCCAIN 2000 INCC00342154 | $140,400 | 625 |
| 16 | MCCAIN-PALIN VICTORY 2008C00453738 | $139,550 | 542 |
| 17 | MCCAIN VICTORY 2008C00448498 | $137,000 | 288 |
| 18 | BUSH-CHENEY 2000 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INC.C00346932 | $117,300 | 596 |
| 19 | RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEEC60000015 | $116,950 | 23 |
| 20 | HARRIS VICTORY FUNDC00744946 | $106,235 | 45 |
| 21 | LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUNDC00252940 | $102,000 | 37 |
| 22 | DCCCC00000935 | $80,410 | 61 |
| 23 | MCCAIN VICTORY CALIFORNIAC00448985 | $69,600 | 39 |
| 24 | BOEHNER FOR SPEAKERC00478354 | $65,900 | 44 |
| 25 | TRUMP VICTORYC00618389 | $64,600 | 113 |