RANCHER on FEC schedules: $30.6M itemized

Livestock language, still just a string

Donors type RANCHER when that is how they describe work. Some type a ranch name, FARMER, or SELF. Those other strings are other industry keys. The $30.6M total does not measure herd size, acreage, or a checkoff program.

NAICS 1121 is not applied by the FEC. LobbyVault does not recode RANCHER into that code.

2,343 donors and 73,282 lines

2,343 donors produced 73,282 RANCHER contribution lines totaling $30.6M. Unique-donor count is smaller than FARMER's a separate donor count, and dollars are smaller than FARMER's the FARMER total. The two labels remain unmerged even when an operation does both crops and cattle.

Party share is not on this industry headline. Commodity PACs are committees, not this individual-label rollup.

FARMER is the sibling occupation

People who typed FARMER are on the farmer page. Dual operators who used both words across years can appear in both tables as separate receipts. Adding the rows is a recode; it is not this $30.6M figure.

Occupation pages help when employer is a ranch name and occupation is RANCHER — those lines may harvest to the ranch name. Brand inspections and grazing permits are not FEC fields. The $30.6M total is 2,343 donors and 73,282 lines tagged RANCHER. Herd size is absent. FARMER remains the larger sibling title. Dual operators appear in both tables across separate receipts.

Donor table

The RANCHER donor table lists disclosed names and amounts. A large gift is a public contribution. It is not evidence about grazing permits, water, or a farm bill. LobbyVault does not infer motive from the title.

Rural surname collisions are common. Match on committee and date. Ranch LLC names pull operators out of this title row. Occupation pages show RANCHER as occupation with a ranch-name employer; harvest may prefer the ranch name. Search both keys before claiming someone is missing.

Source

FEC.gov via LobbyVault: $30.6M, 73,282 contributions, 2,343 donors, top employer RANCHER. Unitemized and non-federal activity are omitted.

Follow recipient committees from the table. Commodity PACs are committees. Individual RANCHER-string receipts can support those committees without being PAC spending. Keep $30.6M labeled as the individual-title total.

Herd counts, grazing, and dual FARMER receipts

RANCHER is not a USDA inventory. The $30.6M total, 73,282 contribution lines, and 2,343 donors omit FARMER, ranch LLC names, and commodity PACs. Unitemized gifts and state races are omitted. LobbyVault does not attach AUMs or water rights to this string. Dual operators may appear under FARMER on other receipts.

Occupation pages show RANCHER as occupation with a ranch-name employer — harvest may send the line to the ranch name. Open the RANCHER donor table for names and committees. The title is self-reported FEC text, not NAICS 1121, from FEC.gov via LobbyVault. USDA inventory files answer production questions. This page answers disclosed federal political gifts under RANCHER, from FEC.gov via LobbyVault, not NAICS 1121. Permit and brand-inspection files will not reproduce the 2,343 RANCHER donors. The $30.6M total and 73,282 lines are the typed word. Herd size is absent. FARMER is the larger sibling (the FARMER total, a separate donor count donors); dual operators appear in both tables across separate receipts. Ranch LLC names pull operators onto employer-name keys. Commodity PACs remain committees. Occupation pages show RANCHER as occupation with a ranch-name employer; harvest may prefer the ranch name. Unitemized gifts and state races are omitted. Cite $30.6M from FEC.gov via LobbyVault, not NAICS 1121 and not a USDA inventory. Brand inspections will not list the 2,343 RANCHER donors. $30.6M and 73,282 lines are the typed word without herd size. FARMER is the FARMER total and a separate donor count donors; dual operators appear in both tables on separate receipts. Ranch LLC names pulled operators onto entity keys. Commodity PACs remain committees. Occupation pages show ranch-name-plus-RANCHER mixes. Unitemized gifts stay out. Cite FEC.gov via LobbyVault, not a USDA inventory and not NAICS 1121. A cattle LLC named as employer usually leaves the 2,343 RANCHER donors. FARMER at the FARMER total is the crop-leaning sibling. $30.6M stays on RANCHER. FEC.gov via LobbyVault does not merge livestock and crop titles.

Questions

How much have RANCHER donors given federally?

LobbyVault attributes $30.6M to the RANCHER FEC string, from 73,282 contributions and 2,343 donors. FARMER is a separate label. The figure is not a NAICS livestock total and not a USDA program outlay. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

Is RANCHER the same as FARMER in FEC data?

No. They are different free-text values. FARMER totals the FARMER total on its page. LobbyVault does not merge them. Dual operations may appear in both tables across different receipts. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

Does this include ranch-name LLCs?

Only if the grouped label is still RANCHER. A typed ranch or cattle-company name is usually a different industry key. Occupation pages show title-versus-employer splits. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.

How many unique rancher donors are listed?

The rollup counts 2,343 donors and 73,282 contribution lines. Repeat gifts raise the receipt count. This is not a Census of Agriculture ranch count. Figures on this answer are limited to that FEC string as indexed on LobbyVault; unitemized gifts and non-federal filings are omitted.