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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER

Total Donated

$14,802,186

Contributions

138,186

Unique Donors

3,081

Contributors who listed AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER as occupation posted $14,802,186 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s FEC.gov bulk index. Those dollars sit on 138,186 contributions from 3,081 donor records. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER is a high-repeat federal-occupation key with many small itemizations, not PILOT and not an FAA headcount. In compact millions the occupation total is $14.8 million.

Key figures

  • AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER occupation itemizations sum to $14,802,186 from 138,186 contributions and 3,081 donors.
  • Repeat itemizing is about 45 contributions per donor record; mean line size is about $107.
  • The string is occupation text, not an FAA headcount or union census.
  • PILOT is a separate occupation key unless normalized to AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER.

High line count, small mean gift

$14,802,186 is the occupation-level dollar total. 138,186 is the itemization count. 3,081 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $107. Mean dollars per donor record are about $4,804. Repeat giving is about 45 itemizations per donor record.

138,186 lines from 3,081 records is a high-repeat pattern. The per-line mean of about $107 is among the smaller means in this harvest band, which is why the contribution count — not a handful of large checks — explains how $14.8 million accumulated.

These means are not typical-check estimates and not a measure of federal pay allocated to politics. The packet has no facility field, no union-PAC split, and no gift-size distribution.

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER is not PILOT

PILOT, CONTROLLER, and FAA — if those strings exist as occupation keys — are not rolled into this total unless the bulk extract normalized them to AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER. This page cites only $14,802,186, 138,186 contributions, and 3,081 donors.

The FEC does not verify FAA credentials or tower assignments. Retired controllers, trainees who typed the title, and people using the word loosely can all appear. Occupation is the donor’s word on that line.

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Questions

How much have AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER donors given in FEC records?
Occupation AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER is attached to $14,802,186 in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index, from 138,186 contributions and 3,081 donor records. The total is itemized occupation money, not an FAA headcount. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Are pilots included in AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER?
Only if they typed AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER. PILOT is a separate occupation string unless the bulk extract normalized it here. This page covers AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER: $14,802,186, 138,186 contributions, and 3,081 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
Why are there so many AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER contributions?
138,186 itemizations from 3,081 donors implies about 45 contributions per donor record. Repeat itemizing raises the line count. Mean line size is about $107. The packet does not split causes. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER prove FAA certification?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify controller credentials. Quote 138,186 contributions and 3,081 donor records with the $14,802,186 total. 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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