WAYLAND, MA

A thin MetroWest file

Forty-four thousand seven hundred thirty-seven lines produce $65,179,181. Divide the pair and the average itemized line is about $1,457. That mean is arithmetic from two packet facts. It is not a typical household gift. This packet has no size bins.

Weston, Newton, Lexington, and Brookline appear as other Massachusetts city hubs on this extract, each with a different dollar-to-line shape. They are not inside $65,179,181 unless the filer typed WAYLAND.

A PAC or joint-fundraising committee that listed Wayland can dominate a thin file. LobbyVault does not recode those rows. Quote $65,179,181 with 44,737 every time.

Why 44,737 has to travel with the dollars

Publishing $65,179,181 alone makes Wayland look like Englewood or Santa Barbara. Publishing 44,737 beside it shows a concentrated file. Dropping either fact hides the shape.

Keep WAYLAND, MA as the citation. Do not add Wayland to a “MetroWest” or “Boston suburbs” sum. Recheck both facts on the live hub after a later extract.

Questions

What does LobbyVault show for Wayland federal contributions?

FEC.gov itemized receipts listing contributor city WAYLAND, MA total $65,179,181 across 44,737 contributions. That pair is a city-string roll-up of federal Schedule A rows, not a unique-donor count and not a census of Wayland residents. Unitemized gifts sit outside it.

Why is Wayland’s line count small next to $65,179,181?

This extract stores only 44,737 itemized lines behind $65,179,181, a mean near $1,457. That is a thin file compared with cities that post similar dollars on 100,000-plus lines. The packet has no unique-donor figure and no size distribution. Quote both facts; the mean alone is not a typical-gift story.

Does Wayland’s total include Weston or Newton?

No, unless the filer typed WAYLAND. Weston, Newton, Lexington, and Brookline are separate Massachusetts city hubs. $65,179,181 is the WAYLAND, MA match. The 44,737 lines follow the same rule. Weston, Newton, Lexington, and Brookline are separate Massachusetts city hubs, not inside $65,179,181.

How current is the $65,179,181 Wayland total?

The numbers come from FEC.gov itemized contribution aggregates indexed on LobbyVault: $65,179,181 and 44,737 lines. Original reports remain on FEC.gov. Massachusetts non-federal filings are outside the pair. If a later extract disagrees, the Commission’s filing controls. The mean of about $1,457 is arithmetic from those two packet facts.