ZIP Code 79901
EL PASO, TX
Total Donations
$14,831,761
Contributions
3,266
Unique Donors
0
FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 79901 total $14.8M. The exact aggregate is $14,831,761 across only 3,266 contributions — a short list next to peers with similar dollars. 79901 is downtown El Paso’s mail key on the five-digit contributor ZIP field. A PAC or joint-fundraising committee that files 79901 can sit in the same total as a Texas Avenue address.
Key figures
- ZIP 79901 FEC itemizations total $14,831,761 ($14.8M) across only 3,266 contributions.
- The mean line is about $4,541; short list, large dollars.
- 79901 is downtown El Paso, not the whole city.
- This packet does not publish a unique-donor count.
- Source: FEC.gov aggregates indexed on LobbyVault.
Three thousand lines carrying $14.8 million
$14,831,761 divided by 3,266 is about $4,541 per itemized line. That mean is far above ZIPs in this slice with 70,000 rows. It is arithmetic from two packet facts, not a median and not a typical household gift. A short list plus a large dollar total usually means large lines, committee addresses, or both. This guide will not invent the mix.
The packet has a dollar total and a contribution count. It does not have a unique-donor count. Do not treat 3,266 as a census of downtown El Paso. LobbyVault does not treat $14,831,761 as a border-city political identity.
Downtown El Paso is not all 799xx codes
El Paso uses many ZIPs. 79901 is the downtown key, not westside or eastside residential codes. A downtown suite and a committee mailbox can share 79901. $14,831,761 follows the form. Open the ZIP 79901 FEC page for named receipts. With only 3,266 lines, the named list is the right place to see whether large committee rows dominate. Texas state-office filings are a different dataset. Keep 79901 isolated unless you document a cluster of other El Paso codes.
Full analysis: Federal contributions from ZIP 79901: $14.8M →
Questions
- How much federal campaign money is tied to ZIP 79901?
- FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor ZIP 79901 total $14,831,761 across 3,266 contributions. The compact headline is $14.8M. That figure is a ZIP roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of El Paso. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.
- Why is the ZIP 79901 contribution count so low compared with the dollars?
- LobbyVault counts only 3,266 itemized contributions for ZIP 79901 against $14,831,761. Dividing those facts yields about $4,541 per line. That is a shape statistic, not a median and not a unique-donor count. Large itemized lines and committee addresses can both produce this pattern. Open the ZIP hub for named receipts.
- Does ZIP 79901 cover all of El Paso?
- No. 79901 is the downtown mail key. Other El Paso ZIPs are separate roll-ups. Committees and office addresses that file 79901 can be part of $14,831,761. LobbyVault does not recode the field into a citywide or residential-only book. Open named receipts on the ZIP hub to see which committees appear. This packet still does not publish a unique-donor count.
- Where does LobbyVault get ZIP 79901 totals?
- The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $14,831,761 and 3,266 lines for ZIP 79901. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Unitemized federal gifts and Texas state filings are outside both figures. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls.
ZIP is the 5-digit contributor ZIP on FEC itemizations. Totals can include joint fundraising and PAC addresses, not only residents.
Donation Trend by Cycle
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | Employer | Occupation | Cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foster, Paul L. Mr. | $1,342,500 | 36 | Western Refinery Company/Oil Refine | — | 2002–2014 |
| 2 | HUNT, WOODY L MR | $463,300 | 56 | HUNT BUILDING CORPORATION | — | 1990–2014 |
| 3 | Hunt, Gayle G. Mrs. | $290,500 | 27 | Homemaker | — | 2000–2014 |
| 4 | HARTMAN, DAVID | $265,476 | 192 | — | — | 1984–2014 |
| 5 | FEINBERG, STEPHEN | $227,250 | 68 | — | — | 1982–2014 |
| 6 | FOSTER, PAUL L | $226,899 | 31 | WESTERN REFINING CO | — | 2002–2014 |
| 7 | GOODMAN, LEONARD | $209,400 | 222 | JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INS | — | 1982–2014 |
| 8 | HUNT, WOODY L | $179,250 | 93 | HUNT BUILDING CORP | — | 1992–2014 |
| 9 | AZOULAY, MOSHE | $148,600 | 58 | — | — | 1984–2016 |
| 10 | HUNT, WOODY MR. | $142,200 | 10 | THE HUNT CO. | PRESIDENT | 2008–2014 |
| 11 | PEARSON, SCOTT | $139,053 | 59 | OWNER/SCIENTIST | — | 1984–2014 |
| 12 | HARTMAN, DAVID A | $135,750 | 125 | FINANCIAL CONSULTANT | — | 1980–2014 |
| 13 | BRUCE, HARRY L | $114,579 | 231 | TRAINGLE ELECTRIC COMPANY | — | 1980–2010 |
| 14 | WILLIAMS, JERRY | $112,955 | 151 | REQUESTED | — | 1980–2014 |
| 15 | TIGUA INDIAN RESERVATION | $112,000 | 41 | — | — | 2000–2002 |
| 16 | HUNT, GAYLE G. MS. | $104,900 | 6 | HOMEMAKER | HOMEMAKER | 2004–2014 |
| 17 | ROBISON, J KIRK MR | $103,650 | 22 | PIZZA PROPERTIES INC | — | 1990–2014 |
| 18 | WISE, WILLIAM A | $103,452 | 143 | EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO | — | 1992–2006 |
| 19 | KELLER, JAMES | $93,407 | 112 | REALTOR | — | 1992–2014 |
| 20 | HUNT, GAYLE | $92,800 | 35 | HOME MAKER | — | 2000–2014 |
| 21 | MORENO, ENRIQUE | $92,050 | 62 | MORENO & FRY | — | 1994–2014 |
| 22 | HARTMAN, DAVID A MR | $89,650 | 49 | — | — | 1986–2014 |
| 23 | YOUNG, STEPHEN | $78,747 | 147 | INVESTMENTS | — | 1982–2014 |
| 24 | STEWART, J O JR | $78,500 | 48 | — | — | 1992–2014 |
| 25 | MITHOFF, RICHARD W | $77,358 | 57 | MITHOFF ADVERTISING INC | — | 1980–2014 |