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ACCOUNTANT

Total Donated

$37,845,841

Contributions

203,733

Unique Donors

8,434

Donors who listed ACCOUNTANT as occupation posted $37,845,841 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s FEC.gov bulk index. Those receipts are 203,733 contributions from 8,434 donor records. ACCOUNTANT is the job noun, stored separately from CPA and from longer credential phrases that did not normalize to this word. In compact form the occupation total is $37.8 million.

Key figures

  • ACCOUNTANT itemizations sum to $37,845,841 from 203,733 contributions and 8,434 donors.
  • CPA is a separate FEC occupation bucket and is not inside this total.
  • Mean amounts are about $186 per contribution and about $4,487 per donor record.
  • The job noun is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a verified license roster.

A high-volume occupation string

203,733 itemizations against $37,845,841 implies about $186 per contribution, a modest mean among professional labels in this harvest. 8,434 donor records imply about $4,487 per donor and about 24 contributions per donor record. The shape is frequent itemizing rather than a few large checks.

The contribution count is the fact that most often gets dropped. A brief that quotes only $37.8 million can sound like concentrated money; 203,733 lines contradict that picture even without a distribution.

These means are not typical-check estimates. The FEC file does not publish a median for this occupation field.

ACCOUNTANT is not CPA

CPA is a different occupation page with its own facts. Donors who write the credential abbreviation land there; donors who write the job noun land here. Combining ACCOUNTANT and CPA without showing both source totals would mix keys the bulk file kept apart. This guide cites only $37,845,841, 203,733 contributions, and 8,434 donors.

The field is not a census of licensed accountants. Bookkeepers, staff accountants, retirees, and people using the noun loosely can all appear. Best-efforts rules do not verify a state board license.

Full analysis: What ACCOUNTANT donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have ACCOUNTANT donors given in FEC records?
Itemizations that list ACCOUNTANT sum to $37,845,841 across 203,733 contributions and 8,434 donor records in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data. The figure is an occupation-string total, not a licensed-accountant census. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Is CPA included in the ACCOUNTANT total?
No. CPA is a separate occupation string. This page covers ACCOUNTANT only: $37,845,841, 203,733 contributions, and 8,434 donors. Combining the two without naming both keys changes the unit from one FEC string to a homemade cluster. 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 ACCOUNTANT contribution?
Dividing $37,845,841 by 203,733 itemizations yields about $186 per contribution. Dividing by 8,434 donors yields about $4,487 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. The high line count is part of the citation. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does this total prove accountants funded a party?
No. The occupation column does not encode party. $37,845,841 is money on itemizations that carry this job noun. Recipient committees are a different field. Quote 203,733 contributions and 8,434 donor records with the dollars. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3/3X itemizations. Indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.

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