What BUSINESSMAN donors give in federal races

Mid-size pool, higher mean line than many trades

$34,277,492, 34,660 itemizations, and 3,044 donor records describe this occupation filter. Mean contribution size is about $989. Mean dollars per donor record is about $11,261. Repeat giving is about 11 itemizations per donor record.

The per-line mean sits above high-volume professional strings and below the most concentrated dual-executive keys. The packet has no median.

3,044 donor records used this noun on at least one matching line. That is not a census of men who own businesses.

Businessman is not business owner

BUSINESS OWNER, OWNER, ENTREPRENEUR, and SELF-EMPLOYED are neighboring keys. Donors who prefer the older gendered noun land here. Combining those strings without naming each source total mixes buckets the FEC file kept apart.

This page cites only $34,277,492, 34,660 contributions, and 3,044 donors. The bulk extract does not recode BUSINESSMAN into a gender-neutral cluster.

What the string will not tell you

The noun does not encode firm size, industry, or whether the donor is still operating a business. Retirees and people using the word loosely can appear. Occupation is stored per transaction.

LobbyVault does not infer party from the label. Recipient committees are a different join.

Occupation versus industry

Industry pages group employers. Donors who typed BUSINESSMAN can sit in many employer categories. Adding $34,277,492 to an industry total double-counts overlapping itemizations.

Open the BUSINESSMAN occupation page for rows. Use the occupations index to see BUSINESS OWNER and OWNER as separate keys.

Citation

Quote occupation equals BUSINESSMAN, dollars equal $34,277,492, contributions equal 34,660, donors equal 3,044, sourced from FEC Form 3/3X itemizations indexed on LobbyVault.

Unitemized receipts never carry an occupation code. If a brief needs “business owners as a group,” list BUSINESSMAN, BUSINESS OWNER, and OWNER as separate lines. This overlay does not add them.

A gendered noun the bulk file did not recode

BUSINESSMAN in this extract is $34,277,492 on 34,660 itemizations from 3,044 donor records, or $34.3 million in compact millions. Those dollars are itemized activity on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov bulk data. Unitemized receipts never carry an occupation code, so they never enter the total. Refunds and memo entries follow FEC presentation in the underlying schedules; this guide does not invent a fourth occupation-level fact. Modern style guides prefer owner or entrepreneur. FEC filers still type BUSINESSMAN, and the extract keeps the letters they typed. The occupation field is donor-supplied free text, not a NAICS industry code and not a licensing roster.

Arithmetic means on this key are about $989 per contribution and about $11,261 per donor record, with roughly 11 itemizations per donor record. Means are not medians. The packet has no gift-size distribution and no party split. Neighboring strings such as BUSINESS OWNER, OWNER, and ENTREPRENEUR remain other occupation pages unless the bulk extract normalized them to BUSINESSMAN. Combining those keys without naming each source total changes the unit from one FEC string to a homemade cluster. About $989 per line from 3,044 donor records is heavier per gift than many trade labels and still far below concentrated dual-CEO keys.

Industry pages group employer-side categories and should not be added to $34,277,492. A person who listed BUSINESSMAN on some gifts and a neighboring title on others will appear in both occupation totals for the respective lines, because occupation is stored per transaction. A public-record citation that stays inside the packet is: occupation equals BUSINESSMAN, dollars equal $34,277,492, contributions equal 34,660, donors equal 3,044. Candidate and committee pages hold the recipient side. LobbyVault does not infer motive from the occupation column.

Researchers who need cycle cuts, employer text, or recipient lists should leave this guide and open the live occupation hub. This file restates harvested packet facts only. Compact millions ($34.3 million) are the same headline amount as $34,277,492, rounded to one decimal place. Keep the contribution count and the donor-record count in any sentence that quotes the dollars, so readers can see whether BUSINESSMAN is a high-volume stack, a concentrated pool, or a high-repeat status label. Exact-string matching is the method. Anything else is a different query.

Questions

How much have BUSINESSMAN donors given in FEC records?

Itemizations that list BUSINESSMAN sum to $34,277,492 across 34,660 contributions and 3,044 donor records in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data. The figure is an occupation-string total, not a census of male business owners. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Is BUSINESS OWNER included in this total?

No. BUSINESS OWNER, OWNER, and ENTREPRENEUR are separate occupation strings. This page covers BUSINESSMAN only: $34,277,492, 34,660 contributions, and 3,044 donors. Name each key if you add them. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

What is the average BUSINESSMAN contribution?

Dividing $34,277,492 by 34,660 itemizations yields about $989 per contribution. Dividing by 3,044 donors yields about $11,261 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Does BUSINESSMAN encode industry or party?

No. Occupation is self-reported free text. Industry pages are a different cut, and the occupation column does not encode party. Quote 34,660 contributions and 3,044 donor records with the $34,277,492 headline. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.