What GENERAL COUNSEL donors give in federal races

Small legal-exec pool, larger mean gift

$16,811,333 is the occupation-level dollar total. 19,099 is the itemization count. 1,446 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $880. Mean dollars per donor record are about $11,626. Repeat giving is about 13 itemizations per donor record.

1,446 donor records is a compact pool relative to ATTORNEY and LAWYER hubs with far more names. The per-line mean of about $880 is several times larger than high-volume clinical strings in this harvest band.

These means are not typical-check estimates and not a measure of in-house legal compensation allocated to politics. The packet has no employer field and no gift-size distribution.

GENERAL COUNSEL is not ATTORNEY

ATTORNEY, LAWYER, COUNSEL, and ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL — if those strings exist as separate keys — are not rolled into this total unless the bulk extract normalized them to GENERAL COUNSEL. This page cites only $16,811,333, 19,099 contributions, and 1,446 donors.

The FEC does not verify bar admission or a sitting GC seat. Deputy general counsel, acting GC, and people who used the title loosely can all appear. Occupation is per transaction.

What the table is not

$16,811,333 is not a law-firm PAC total and not an in-house legal-department census. Industry pages group employers. A general counsel at a bank and a general counsel at a manufacturer share this occupation string if they typed GENERAL COUNSEL.

Party is not stored in the occupation column. Open the GENERAL COUNSEL occupation page for recipient rows. Restated in compact millions, the occupation total is $16.8 million.

Occupation versus industry for in-house law

A donor who listed GENERAL COUNSEL on some gifts and ATTORNEY on others will appear in both occupation totals for the respective lines. Adding those keys without naming each source total changes the unit from one FEC string to a homemade cluster.

Use the occupations index to see neighboring legal titles as separate keys. Use industry pages for employer-side cuts.

Limits and source

Occupation is free text. Extra words (SVP and general counsel, retired general counsel) create parallel buckets when they do not normalize to GENERAL COUNSEL. Unitemized receipts never carry an occupation code.

1,446 is a contributor-record count, not a unique-person estimate after name matching. Source: FEC Form 3/3X itemizations indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.

In-house title without a bar match

GENERAL COUNSEL in this extract is $16,811,333 on 19,099 itemizations from 1,446 donor records. About 13 itemizations per donor record is a moderate repeat rate. Mean line size is about $880; mean dollars per donor record are about $11,626. ATTORNEY and LAWYER remain other hubs.

Industry pages will not equal $16,811,333. Bar status is not verified. A public-record citation that stays inside the packet is: occupation equals GENERAL COUNSEL, dollars equal $16,811,333, contributions equal 19,099, donors equal 1,446. LobbyVault does not infer motive from the occupation column. Compact millions ($16.8 million) are the same headline amount as $16,811,333, rounded to one decimal place. Live hub filters may change displayed sums; this file restates harvested packet facts only.

1,446 donor records is a compact in-house legal pool relative to ATTORNEY hubs with far more names. SVP and general counsel, retired general counsel, and deputy general counsel create parallel buckets when they do not normalize to GENERAL COUNSEL. Unitemized receipts never carry an occupation code.

Keep GENERAL COUNSEL on its own line. 1,446 is a contributor-record count, not a unique-person estimate after name matching. Quote occupation equals GENERAL COUNSEL, then $16,811,333, 19,099 contributions, and 1,446 donors. The occupations index is the inventory of neighboring legal titles. Candidate and committee pages hold the recipient side. Mean dollars per donor record of about $11,626 are an arithmetic mean of itemized occupation money, not typical GC compensation.

In-house legal titles split across GENERAL COUNSEL, counsel, and attorney depending on what the donor typed. This file is the two-word key: $16,811,333, 19,099 contributions, and 1,446 donors. Mean line size of about $880 is larger than ATTORNEY hubs with more names. Bar admission is not verified. Quote the exact string.

Bar numbers are not in the packet. 1,446 donor records is not a unique-person estimate after name matching. Restate the citation as occupation equals GENERAL COUNSEL, dollars equal $16,811,333, contributions equal 19,099, donors equal 1,446.

Questions

How much have GENERAL COUNSEL donors given in FEC records?

Occupation GENERAL COUNSEL is attached to $16,811,333 in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index, from 19,099 contributions and 1,446 donor records. The total is itemized occupation money, not a census of sitting GCs. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Are attorneys included in GENERAL COUNSEL?

Only if they typed GENERAL COUNSEL. ATTORNEY and LAWYER are separate occupation strings. This page covers GENERAL COUNSEL: $16,811,333, 19,099 contributions, and 1,446 donors. 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 GENERAL COUNSEL contribution?

Dividing $16,811,333 by 19,099 itemizations yields about $880 per contribution. Dividing by 1,446 donors yields about $11,626 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Does listing GENERAL COUNSEL prove bar admission?

No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify a law license or a sitting GC seat. Quote 19,099 contributions and 1,446 donor records with the $16,811,333 total. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.