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DESIGNER

Total Donated

$18,568,646

Contributions

112,150

Unique Donors

3,473

Contributors who listed DESIGNER as occupation posted $18,568,646 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s FEC.gov bulk index. Those dollars sit on 112,150 contributions from 3,473 donor records. DESIGNER is a high-volume creative-title key with many small itemizations, distinct from ARTIST in the same extract. In compact millions the occupation total is $18.6 million.

Key figures

  • DESIGNER occupation itemizations sum to $18,568,646 from 112,150 contributions and 3,473 donors.
  • Repeat itemizing is about 32 contributions per donor record; mean line size is about $166.
  • ARTIST is a separate occupation key.
  • The title is self-reported and is not matched to design credits.

High line count, small mean gift

$18,568,646 is the occupation-level dollar total. 112,150 is the itemization count. 3,473 is the donor-record count. Mean contribution size is about $166. Mean dollars per donor record are about $5,347. Repeat giving is about 32 itemizations per donor record.

112,150 lines from 3,473 records is a high-repeat pattern: a modest creative-title pool generating many schedules. The per-line mean of about $166 is among the smaller means in this harvest band, which is why the headline dollars need the contribution count beside them.

These means are not typical-check estimates and not a measure of freelance design income allocated to politics. The packet has no gift-size distribution.

DESIGNER is not ARTIST and not a specialty craft title

ARTIST, GRAPHIC DESIGNER, INTERIOR DESIGNER, and FASHION DESIGNER — if those strings exist as separate keys — are not rolled into this total unless the bulk extract normalized them to DESIGNER. This page cites only $18,568,646, 112,150 contributions, and 3,473 donors.

The FEC does not verify studio credits, union cards, or design-degree records. People who design as a side occupation and staff designers at firms can all type DESIGNER. Occupation is the donor’s word on that line.

Full analysis: What DESIGNER donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have DESIGNER donors given in FEC records?
Occupation DESIGNER is attached to $18,568,646 in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index, from 112,150 contributions and 3,473 donor records. The total is itemized occupation money, not a design-guild roster. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Is ARTIST included in DESIGNER?
No. ARTIST is a separate occupation string. This page covers DESIGNER only: $18,568,646, 112,150 contributions, and 3,473 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total. The live hub may apply cycle filters; this packet is the harvested occupation key.
Why are there so many DESIGNER contributions?
112,150 itemizations from 3,473 donors implies about 32 contributions per donor record. Repeat itemizing raises the line count. Mean line size is about $166. 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 DESIGNER include graphic and fashion designers?
Only if they typed DESIGNER. Longer specialty strings are other keys unless the bulk extract normalized them here. Quote 112,150 contributions and 3,473 donor records with the $18,568,646 total. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.

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

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