How much have manager-labeled filers given federally?

The MANAGER industry cluster totals $4,463,483 in itemized FEC contributions, from 13,207 contributions and 435 donors. Filers wrote MANAGER in employer or occupation. The word is uncoded FEC text, not a NAICS management occupation group. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Does this include fund managers and store managers?

Only if they typed the single word MANAGER as the industry key. Longer titles stored as other keys are other slugs. This page’s $4,463,483 is the bare MANAGER string. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

How many unique manager-labeled donors are there?

LobbyVault counts 435 donors and 13,207 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a labor-market estimate of managers. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Why is manager on the industry list?

LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Job titles share the index with company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is MANAGER. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

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Manager money in federal elections

People who wrote MANAGER in the employer or occupation field on federal campaign filings account for $4,463,483 in itemized receipts on FEC.gov. LobbyVault counts 13,207 contributions and 435 donors. Mean gift size is about $338; mean per donor is about $10,261. The word is a generic title. It is not a NAICS management-occupations code and not a census of people who manage anything.

Key figures

MANAGER FEC strings sum to $4,463,483.
13,207 contributions came from 435 donors.
About $338 per gift and $10,261 per donor on a simple mean.
The word is generic uncoded text, not NAICS.
Longer manager titles may be other slugs.

A thin title covering $4,463,483

Four hundred thirty-five unique donors produced 13,207 contributions, about 30 itemized gifts per person. MANAGER is one of the least specific strings in the FEC occupation vocabulary. Store manager, fund manager, campaign manager, and general manager can collapse into this key if the filer typed only the one word. The packet does not split those senses.

Top employer is MANAGER, which means many rows used the title as the employer field (common for self-employed or incompletely filled forms). Company-name employers for people who also manage sit on other industry slugs.

Why generic titles rank as industries

LobbyVault’s industry index is a ranking of FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Generic titles compete with Fortune-name employers because the Commission does not recode text into NAICS. MANAGER reached $4,463,483 as a string, not as a coded occupation group.

Occupation breakdowns are the better map for related titles (general manager, project manager) if those keys exist. This page is the MANAGER industry key only.

What 13,207 contributions omit

No industry of the employer, no seniority, no party, no cycle year. Recipients are on FEC.gov and on the MANAGER donor table.

People who wrote “managing director” or a firm name are not assumed to be inside $4,463,483.

Boundaries

The table is not a management-consulting sector total and not a union local. It is itemized federal receipts tagged to MANAGER from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

All industries lists company-name strings. Occupation breakdowns list neighboring titles.

Source

Industry MANAGER; $4,463,483; 13,207 contributions; 435 donors; top employer MANAGER. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.

Use the MANAGER donor table for 435 unique donors, 13,207 itemized contributions, and $4,463,483. Unitemized gifts never enter the 13,207-row figure. Store manager, fund manager, campaign manager, and general manager can collapse into this key if the filer typed only the one word; longer titles stored as other keys stay out. Occupation breakdowns list neighboring titles. All industries lists company-name strings that managers also use. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. About 30 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $338 follow from those counts. Per-donor mean about $10,261 uses total divided by unique donors. This page does not treat $4,463,483 as a management-consulting sector total. The packet has no cycle year. People who wrote managing director or a firm name are not assumed to be inside this sum. The 435-donor count is matching text, not a labor-market estimate. Cite the single word MANAGER as stored on FEC.gov.

Generic title receipts versus named-employer keys

MANAGER keyed $4,463,483 from 13,207 contributions and 435 donors. About 30 itemized gifts per person and a mean gift near $338 follow from those counts. Unitemized gifts never enter the 13,207-row figure. Store manager, fund manager, campaign manager, and general manager can collapse into this key if the filer typed only the one word; longer titles stored as other keys stay out. Company-name employers for people who also manage sit on other industry slugs. The 435 unique donors are matching text, not a labor-market estimate of managers. Top employer matches MANAGER because many rows used the title as the employer field. State filings and lobbying reports are omitted from $4,463,483. Mean per donor about $10,261 uses total divided by unique donors only. The packet does not split PAC versus candidate receipts and does not name recipient committees.

Open the MANAGER donor table for disclosed names, dates, and committees. All industries lists company-name strings that managers also use. Occupation breakdowns list neighboring titles such as general manager if those keys exist. Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. This page does not treat $4,463,483 as a management-consulting sector total. The packet has no cycle year. Refunds and employer recodes on FEC.gov can move the snapshot. The four facts remain $4,463,483, 13,207 contributions, 435 donors, and top employer MANAGER. People who wrote managing director or a firm name are not assumed to be inside this sum. Cite the string, not a coded occupation group.

Questions

How much have manager-labeled filers given federally?: The MANAGER industry cluster totals $4,463,483 in itemized FEC contributions, from 13,207 contributions and 435 donors. Filers wrote MANAGER in employer or occupation. The word is uncoded FEC text, not a NAICS management occupation group. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Does this include fund managers and store managers?: Only if they typed the single word MANAGER as the industry key. Longer titles stored as other keys are other slugs. This page’s $4,463,483 is the bare MANAGER string. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
How many unique manager-labeled donors are there?: LobbyVault counts 435 donors and 13,207 contributions. Unique-donor count is matching disclosure text, not a labor-market estimate of managers. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.
Why is manager on the industry list?: LobbyVault industries rank FEC employer/occupation self-reports. Job titles share the index with company names because FEC.gov does not attach NAICS. Top employer in the facts is MANAGER. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC employer/occupation string as indexed on LobbyVault from FEC.gov. Unitemized gifts, state filings, and lobbying reports are omitted and are not added to the itemized total cited here.

Industry labels come from FEC employer/occupation self-reports, not NAICS. Data from FEC.gov via LobbyVault.