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BUSINESSMAN

Total Donated

$34,277,492

Contributions

34,660

Unique Donors

3,044

Donors who listed BUSINESSMAN as occupation posted $34,277,492 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s FEC.gov bulk index. Those receipts are 34,660 contributions from 3,044 donor records. The gendered noun is occupation text on Form 3 and Form 3X schedules, stored apart from BUSINESS OWNER, ENTREPRENEUR, and OWNER. In compact form the occupation total is $34.3 million.

Key figures

  • BUSINESSMAN itemizations sum to $34,277,492 from 34,660 contributions and 3,044 donors.
  • BUSINESS OWNER and OWNER are separate FEC occupation buckets.
  • Mean amounts are about $989 per contribution and about $11,261 per donor record.
  • The gendered noun is donor-typed Form 3/3X text, not a firm registry.

Mid-size pool, higher mean line than many trades

$34,277,492, 34,660 itemizations, and 3,044 donor records describe this occupation filter. Mean contribution size is about $989. Mean dollars per donor record is about $11,261. Repeat giving is about 11 itemizations per donor record.

The per-line mean sits above high-volume professional strings and below the most concentrated dual-executive keys. The packet has no median.

3,044 donor records used this noun on at least one matching line. That is not a census of men who own businesses.

Businessman is not business owner

BUSINESS OWNER, OWNER, ENTREPRENEUR, and SELF-EMPLOYED are neighboring keys. Donors who prefer the older gendered noun land here. Combining those strings without naming each source total mixes buckets the FEC file kept apart.

This page cites only $34,277,492, 34,660 contributions, and 3,044 donors. The bulk extract does not recode BUSINESSMAN into a gender-neutral cluster.

Full analysis: What BUSINESSMAN donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have BUSINESSMAN donors given in FEC records?
Itemizations that list BUSINESSMAN sum to $34,277,492 across 34,660 contributions and 3,044 donor records in the LobbyVault index of FEC bulk data. The figure is an occupation-string total, not a census of male business owners. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Is BUSINESS OWNER included in this total?
No. BUSINESS OWNER, OWNER, and ENTREPRENEUR are separate occupation strings. This page covers BUSINESSMAN only: $34,277,492, 34,660 contributions, and 3,044 donors. Name each key if you add them. 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 BUSINESSMAN contribution?
Dividing $34,277,492 by 34,660 itemizations yields about $989 per contribution. Dividing by 3,044 donors yields about $11,261 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does BUSINESSMAN encode industry or party?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. Industry pages are a different cut, and the occupation column does not encode party. Quote 34,660 contributions and 3,044 donor records with the $34,277,492 headline. 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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