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WRITER

Total Donated

$32,663,526

Contributions

89,797

Unique Donors

1,771

Top Employer

WRITER

Contributors who listed WRITER on federal itemized receipts account for $32.7M, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault. The cluster is 89,797 contributions from 1,771 donors. WRITER is a self-reported employer/occupation string, not a NAICS publishing or motion-picture sector, and it is not merged with AUTHOR, JOURNALIST, or a studio/newspaper employer name. Guild PACs and publisher committees are other FEC objects.

Key figures

  • WRITER-labeled receipts total $32.7M.
  • 1,771 donors produced 89,797 contribution lines.
  • Publisher, studio, and SELF-EMPLOYED rows are separate strings.
  • WRITER is self-reported FEC text, not a NAICS industry.

A creative title without a masthead

Novelists, screenwriters, technical writers, and copywriters can all type WRITER. The FEC field does not encode genre. The $32.7M total is that word. People who typed a newspaper, Netflix, or SELF-EMPLOYED are in other rows.

NAICS 511 and 512 are not applied. LobbyVault does not recode WRITER into those sectors.

1,771 donors and 89,797 lines

1,771 donors produced 89,797 WRITER contribution lines totaling $32.7M. Receipts far exceed unique donors, consistent with repeat itemized giving on a short professional list. Dollar magnitude is close to DEVELOPER; the underlying jobs are not related.

Party share is not on this industry headline. Use the donor table for committees.

Full analysis: WRITER as FEC occupation text: $32.7M

Questions

How much have WRITER donors given federally?
LobbyVault attributes $32.7M to the WRITER FEC string, from 89,797 contributions and 1,771 donors. Newspaper and studio employer names are separate. The label is not a NAICS publishing total. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
Does this include journalists and authors?
Only if they typed WRITER. JOURNALIST, AUTHOR, and masthead employers are other keys when those were the stored words. The $32.7M figure is WRITER only. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.
Are guild PACs in this total?
No. This page is itemized individual receipts grouped under WRITER. Committee PACs are other FEC schedules. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted. This answer uses only the packet totals for that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov, with no NAICS overlay applied.
How many unique writer donors are listed?
The rollup counts 1,771 donors and 89,797 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a guild membership census. Figures on this answer are limited to that 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.

Industry ties

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Cycle-over-Cycle Trend

WRITER political contributions by election cycle.
CycleTotalContributionsDonors
1980$51,4756247
1982$13,0061311
1984$36,0002812
1986$37,658309
1988$29,7502912
1990$40,8504611
1992$80,7826314
1994$70,9605512
1996$95,7155312
1998$55,2003811
2000$132,2307915
2002$49,5894714
2004$51,3126015
2006$43,5506012
2008$73,2289118
2010$71,3705612
2012$72,4508716
2014$42,3014211

Top Donors

Top WRITER donors ranked by total donated.
#NameTotalContributionsCity / StateOccupationHistory
1HOWARD, ELEANOR H MRS$10,0001NEW YORK, NY1980
2EDEY, MAITLAND SR$3,0002VINYARDHAVEN, MA1980
3JOHNSON, CATHERINE S$2,0002WASHINGTON, DC1980
4BURSTEIN, PATRICIA$2,0002NEW YORK, NY1980
5BENCHLEY, PETER$2,0002PRINCETON, NJ1980
6HAYDEN, TOM$1,8003SANTA MONICA, CA1980
7MISHKIN, CHASE$1,5001LOS ANGELES, CA1980
8LOUCHHEIM, KATHLEEN S$1,4252WASHINGTON, DC1980
9MCMILLAN, PRISCILLA J$1,4002CAMBRIDGE, MA1980
10JACOBSON, HELEN$1,2502LOS ANGELES, CA1980
11HERMAN, WOUK$1,0001WASHINGTON, DC1980
12HERBERT, LUCILLE W MRS$1,0001TUCSON, AZ1980
13HOROLDITZ, SUSAN W$1,0001NEW YORK, NY1980
14GRANT, BARRA$1,0001NEW YORK, NY1980
15KRANTZ, JUDITH$1,0001BEVERLY HILLS, CA1980
16LATTMAN, MICHELLE$1,0001NEW YORK, NY1980
17LIAR, FRANCES$1,0001LA1980
18JACKSON, JANE B$1,0002LAHASKA, PA1980
19LYONS, AUGUSTA WALLACE MRS$1,0001LOUISVILLE, KY1980
20ASNES, NORMA K MRS$1,0001NEW YORK, NY1980
21COCHRAN, ED$1,0002NEW YORK, NY1980
22CHALLINOR, JOAN MS$1,0001WASHINGTON, DC1980
23BACH, RICHARD$1,0001JACKSONVILLE, OR1980
24MOLDAW, CAROL A MS$1,0001ATHERTON, CA1980
25BENCHLEY, PETER M$1,0001PRINCETON, NJ1980
26COLEMAN, JANE$1,0001NEW YORK, NY1980
27BRIDGE, LINDA M MS$1,0001PASADENA, CA1980
28BOTWRIGHT, K O$9001CAMBRIDGE, MA1980
29MAAS, PETER$8502NEW YORK, NY1980
30HARDESTY, JEAN$8001EVANSTON, IL1980
31LEAVELL, WM A$7502ST PETERSBURG, FL1980
32CAFFERY, EDWARD MR$7002NASHVILLE, TN1980
33KOTZ, MARY LYNN$7003CHEVY CHASE, MD1980
34HERBERT, CHARLES W MRS$6501TUCSON, AZ1980
35MUHEIM, HARRY$6002SILVER SPRING, MD1980
36BOMBECK, ERMA L$5001PARADISE VLY, AZ1980
37JONG, ERICA$5001WESTON, CT1980
38JOHNSON, KATHARINE$5002NEW YORK, NY1980
39JEMISON, MARIE S$5001BIRMINGHAM, AL1980
40CROWELL, DAVID$5001QUOQUE, NY1980
41BAUM, RICHARD F$5001STONINGTON, CT1980
42HORATAZIS, ELIAS$5001NEW YORK, NY1980
43HERRICK, HELEN C$5001NEW YORK, NY1980
44HEDGPETH, DON MR$5001KERRVILLE, TX1980
45MONTGOMERY, HENRIETTA MS$5001NEW YORK, NY1980
46BOYD, JAMES$5001EAST HAMPTON, NY1980
47GHTOV, ELIZABETH R MRS$5001KENTFIELD, CA1980
48LEVIN, SONIA$5001WASHINGTON, DC1980
49GALVIN, JOHN T$4001BOSTON, MA1980
50BONHAM, FRANK$3001LAJOLLA, CA1980

Top Recipients

Top political committees that received WRITER donations.
#CommitteeTotalContributions
1ACTBLUEC00401224$101,63523
2DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603$76,46626
3DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALC60000254$76,0003
4EMILYS LISTC00193433$47,6279
5COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLDC00029165$43,2503
6WINREDC00694323$43,1489
7DSCCC00042366$42,21219
8OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445$25,49116
9ANDY BARR FOR SENATE, INC.C00467571$24,4001
10COUNCIL FOR A LIVABLE WORLD CANDIDATE FUNDC00387555$18,4002
11DCCCC00000935$18,39516
12VOTERS FOR CHOICE/FRIENDS OF FAMILY PLANNINGC00109355$17,7505
13DEMOCRACY FOR AMERICAC00370007$17,7007
14CALIFORNIA VICTORY 2010C00479592$17,6001
15CALIFORNIA VICTORY '94C00292359$15,0001
16TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEEC00618371$13,9158
17VOICES FOR CHANGEC00210088$12,5004
18FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXERC00279315$12,2006
19MCCONNELL SENATE COMMITTEEC00193342$11,1001
20REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE - CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA REPUBLICAN NATIONAL FINANCE COMMITTEEC00003376$11,0001
21FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975$10,79712
22LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ENVIRONMENTAL VOTER INCC00094870$10,0505
23AMERICA WOMEN VOTE! 2002C00377994$10,0001
24LANTERN PROJECT, THEC00478420$10,0001
25BARR VICTORY FUNDC00547125$10,0001